Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, GREAT BERKHAMSTED 

The PCC co-operates with the incumbent and the other parochial clergy in the promotion of the whole mission of the Church; pastoral, evangelistic, ecumenical and social. The Council's responsibilities include the care and maintenance of St Peter's Church, the Court House, the Court House Cottage and All Saints' House, and also for the maintenance of parts of the Three Close Lane Cemetery.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • 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
31/12/23£293£262£31n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/22£260£252£8n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/21£256£307£-51n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/20£209£266£-57n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£237£268£-31n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/18£319£274£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£234£293£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£278£276£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£437£259£178£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£233£268£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£280£257£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£258£278£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£254£253£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£249£255£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£242£312£-69£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk

churchoffice@greatberkhamsted.org.uk

01442878227

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/06/2009, number: 1130108
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Parish Office
The Court House
Church Lane
BERKHAMSTED
Hertfordshire

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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