Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, RICHMOND WITH ST MATTHIAS AND ST JOHN THE DIVINE 

The Parochial Church Council is responsible for cooperating with the clergy in promoting the mission of the Church - pastoral, evangelistic, ecumenical and social - throughout the ecclesiastical parish. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the three churches in the parish together with the ownership of investment properties and St Matthias House.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 21 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,968,849 available, equivalent to 129 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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£1,025£836£189£26£9,725£8,969128.77130
31/12/21£889£801£88£13£8,966£8,265123.88112
31/12/20£825£1,116£-291£21£8,215£7,40079.6998
31/12/19£965£1,220£-255£33£10,307£9,457938166
31/12/18£975£1,450£-475£33£9,849£8,97974.310169
31/12/17£1,044£1,136£-92£35£10,348£8,95594.6110
31/12/16£1,046£979£67£37£10,310£9,036110.7100
31/12/15£1,155£758£397£434£9,600£8,539135.330
31/12/14£1,094£761£333£98£8,454£7,809123.140
31/12/13£768£843£-75£104£6,398£6,10186.9110
31/12/12£704£645£59£83£6,375£6,076113.1110
31/12/11£649£756£-107£74£5,598£5,32484.5130
31/12/10*£886£756£130£72£5,737£5,46186.6120
31/12/09£773£733£40£69£5,593£5,40088.5120

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 128.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 26.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesX
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 human resources
Where it operates
  • Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees
  • 130 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (21)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2009, number: 1130018
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR10: 18 days late,
Main office

The Vicarage
Ormond Road
RICHMOND
Surrey
TW10 6TH

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
CharityBase
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