Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH CHRIST CHURCH, WANSTEAD 

THE CHARITY IS THE PARISH OF WANSTEAD IN EAST LONDON, PROVIDING CHURCH SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • 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
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/22£294£287£7n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/21£385£270£115n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£982£296£686£18£2,597£73629.9340
31/12/19£489£360£128n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/18£945£460£485£8£1,136£1303.4560
31/12/17£214£212£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£300£279£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£251£288£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£717£398£319£25£635£1263.820
31/12/13£314£354£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£435£418£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£310£250£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£236£252£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£217£249£-31£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.parishofwanstead.org

jbgilder@hotmail.com

02085308743

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
  • Redbridge,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Home Office£384,704
DCMS£143,700
National Lottery Heritage Fund£72,500
Co-Operative Group£4,842
Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wanstead Parish
£4,842 23/10/2021
We would like to continue to help as many people as possible within the local community with our various outreach programmes.
Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
£384,704 19/04/2021
The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 26/03/2021
Digital Projector and Sound System
DCMS - CRF21 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead
£143,700 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead
£72,500 05/03/2020
Securing the future for St Mary with Christ Church, Wanstead
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead
£263,700 07/03/2017
Restoring our georgian gem: Repairing the north and west walls of St Mary’s Wanstead

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/20 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2009, number: 1127753
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christ Church
Wanstead Place
LONDON
E11 2SW

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
360 Giving
CharityBase
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