Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SIDCUP 

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers and other youth groups inc. Boys Brigade, Brownies and Rainbows. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£286£263£23n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/12/22£251£222£29n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£217£267£-50n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£183£202£-19n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/12/19£268£771£-503n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£508£371£136£7£639£63720.690
31/12/17£279£197£82£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£405£173£233£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£261£178£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£170£164£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£155£159£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£146£141£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£132£134£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£121£112£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£127£119£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.christchurchsidcup.org.uk

ContactUs@ChristChurchSidcup.org.uk

02083080835

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bexley,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 16 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/18 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/12/2008, number: 1127351
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christ Church Sidcup
Main Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 6NJ

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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