Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF READING GATEWAY 

Regular public worship open to all. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Promoting Christiantity through the staging of events, meetings and the distribution of literature. Promoting the whole mission of the church through the provision of activities for all. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 15 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
  • 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
31/12/22*£237£233£4n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/21£231£287£-56n/an/an/an/an/a58
31/12/20£130£125£5n/an/an/an/an/a82
31/12/19£194£176£19n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£215£269£-54£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17*£213£222£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£207£211£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£205£194£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£219£178£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£175£151£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£149£155£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£172£147£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£137£145£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£111£109£2£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.readinggateway.church

parishoffice@readinggateway.church

0118 987 4448

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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
  • Reading, Wokingham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2009, number: 1128198
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR22: 91 days late, AR17: 101 days late,
Main office

290 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
READING
RG2 8DD

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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