Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAWRENCE, ABBOTS LANGLEY

Church of England Parish
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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 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£247£258£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£233£206£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£217£211£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£226£211£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£320£363£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£274£247£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£259£237£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£282£488£-206n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£301£376£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£236£247£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£211£237£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£245£210£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£220£250£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£243£232£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.abbotslangley.org.uk

adminstlawrence@abbotslangley.org.uk

01923261795

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
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
National Churches Trust - Gateway award to ABBOTS LANGLEY, St Lawrence the Martyr
£3,400 09/07/2020
REPAIR - masonry repairs to the pebble-dash render on the South Aisle walls
National Churches Trust - GW - Wolfson award to ABBOTS LANGLEY, St Lawrence the Martyr
£3,500 09/07/2020
DUPLICATE RECORD FOR WOLFSON - masonry repairs to the pebble-dash render on the South Aisle walls

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CAROL ELIZABETH HIGGS BA .ECON Appointed: 2018
  • CHRISTOPHER SANDERS Appointed: 2019
  • DR HELEN SHEPHERD Appointed: 2020
  • DR KATHRYN GOODMAN Appointed: 2020
  • GILLIAN FURPHY Appointed: 2022
  • HUW ROLAND MAXTED Appointed: 2020
  • MISS G BALL Appointed: 2017
  • PROF R SIMONS Appointed: 2017
  • REVD DR P WADDELL Appointed: 2016
  • RITA BALDWIN Appointed: 2022
  • SALLY ANN SANDERSON Appointed: 2022
  • STEPHEN MICHAEL WRAY Appointed: 2022
  • THOMAS EDWARD BETTERIDGE Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/07/2009, number: 1130597
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

CHURCH OFFICE
HIGH STREET
ABBOTS LANGLEY
HERTFORDSHIRE
WD5 0AS

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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