Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN 

To cooperate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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
  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • 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£762£1,178£-417£0£456£1221.21720
31/12/21£969£747£222£0£872£1752.8710
31/12/20£351£423£-72n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/19£589£502£88£0£722£2536780
31/12/18£405£422£-18£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£356£427£-71£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£587£339£248£0£723£2017.140
31/12/15£369£346£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£176£375£-199£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£838£659£178£10£651£330640
31/12/12£3,368£3,961£-593£5£473£315140
31/12/11£1,574£818£756£5£1,066£2984.430
31/12/10£381£310£72£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

university-church.ox.ac.uk

admin@universitychurch.ox.ac.uk

01865279110

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 19/20 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/07/2009, number: 1130491
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

ST. MARYS CHURCH
HIGH STREET
OXFORD
OX1 4BJ

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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