Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, SPALDING, LINCOLNSHIRE

Regular public worship open to all. Provide sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation. Pastoral work inc visiting sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity via sermons, courses & groups. Religious assemblies in schools. Christian based after school clubs. Promoting Christianity & Mission via activities for seniors, parents, toddlers, special needs groups, etc. Supporting other UK charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£128£119£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£142£128£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£85£67£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£63£58£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£85£86£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£81£89£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£98£108£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£123£139£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£94£258£-164n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£144£572£-428n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£121£126£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£102£95£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£708£92£616£3£682£688.900
31/12/10£89£94£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£102£151£-49n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.stjohnsspalding.org

parishoffice@stjohnsspalding.org

01775 718237

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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 human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID GRIMSHAW Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH ANN ROBERTS Appointed: 2023
  • FREDA MARGARET HILLIAR Appointed: 2016
  • HILARY ANNE MORIATY Appointed: 2018
  • JACQUELINE OWENS Appointed: 2020
  • JULIE SARAH MILLINGTON Appointed: 2017
  • MR CHRIS WOOD
  • MARIA ANN STONE Appointed: 2021
  • MICHAEL MORIATY
  • PAUL JONATHAN WILSON Appointed: 2022
  • REV GREGORY SIMON BANNISTER Appointed: 2021
  • REV PATRICIA WILLSON Appointed: 2019
  • REV RICHARD JONATHAN KNOWLES Appointed: 2023
  • REV SOPHIE CLAIRE BANNISTER Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH MARGARET GRIMSHAW Appointed: 2022
  • STUART LESLIE PARKIN Appointed: 2024
  • YVONNE LEIGH EDGOOSE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2009, number: 1127799
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. John The Baptist Church
Hawthorn Bank
SPALDING
Lincolnshire
PE11 1JQ

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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