Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, TRIANGLE AND ALL SAINTS

Worship services, study and prayer groups, community activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Why are there 26 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£384£352£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£354£356£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£323£307£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£387£295£92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£608£263£345£1£660£1356.26140
31/12/18£253£284£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£321£305£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£360£283£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£294£305£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£244£262£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£123£123£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£205£214£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£159£165£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£216£227£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£209£231£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stmatthewsipswich.org.uk

parishoffice@smast.org.uk

01473251630

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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 services
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
£5,000 20/05/2021
4
Hardship Funding Round 5
Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
£5,000 20/05/2021
1
Hardship Funding Round 5.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Covid Local Support Grant
£1,500 13/05/2021
Hardship Funding Round 5.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (26)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANETTA BRADSHAW Appointed: 2024
  • BENNET CHRISTIAN HAWLEY FORMESYN Appointed: 2021
  • CAROL PATRICIA LOCKWOOD Appointed: 2023
  • DR ANDREW PAUL REVITT Appointed: 2011
  • DR VALERIE RICKETT Appointed: 2018
  • EMILY RELTON Appointed: 2024
  • GARETH ROBERTS Appointed: 2024
  • HENRY NATHANIEL CATCHPOLE Appointed: 2020
  • IMOGEN MARGARET CATCHPOLE Appointed: 2022
  • JANE MARIAN CORNISH Appointed: 2013
  • JENIFER HAGGAR Appointed: 2023
  • KELLY HEAD Appointed: 2024
  • KIRAN PAGE LOTAY Appointed: 2023
  • LAWRENCE ALAN CAREY
  • LORNA ANNE PENALUNA Appointed: 2020
  • LYNN MARIE TURNER Appointed: 2021
  • MARK ARNOLD CORNISH
  • MRS VERA EVRIPIDOU
  • NEIL RICHARD SAUNDERS Appointed: 2023
  • PENNY LOUISE REVITT Appointed: 2023
  • PHILIP JOSEPH CALVER Appointed: 2023
  • REV NICK ATKINS (Chair)
  • REV DANIEL MORRISON Appointed: 2012
  • REV DIMITRI JAN ANTONIUS HENDRICA THEULINGS Appointed: 2021
  • REV RUTH HELEN BEST
  • SAMUEL VARGHESE Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2009, number: 1129487
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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

PARISH OFFICE
THE FLETCHER CENTRE
2 CRESCENT ROAD
IPSWICH
IP1 2EX

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

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