Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 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: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, MENSTON WITH WOODHEAD IN THE BRADFORD EPISCOPAL AREA OF THE DIOCESE O 

Provide buildings and facilities for worship and activities in the community. Donations are made to various charities, worldwide, national and local.
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
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • There are 16 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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£135£284£-149n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/21£171£107£64n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/20£92£97£-5n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19*£120£114£6n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/18£100£100£0£0£0£0n/a0100
31/12/17£109£109£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£127£137£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£133£110£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£151£155£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£123£114£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£117£118£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£120£125£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£112£130£-17£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.stjohnmenston.org.uk

office@stjohnmenston.org.uk

01943872433

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 15/10/2021
Replacement of Church Roof

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2009, number: 1129823
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 5 days late,
Main office

St. Johns Church
Burley Lane
Menston
ILKLEY
West Yorkshire
LS29 6EU

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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