Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN (THE) BAPTIST CHURCH, CLAINES 

Public worship open to allA sacred space for prayer and contemplationPastoral work for the sick and bereaved.Teaching Christianity through sermons courses groupsReligious assemblies in schoolsA youth club with Christian ethos.Promotion of Chrisitanity through events meetings activities for senior citizens parents and toddlers and other groupsSupporting charities in UK and overseas
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 have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

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£130£135£-5n/an/an/an/an/a126
31/12/21£105£93£12n/an/an/an/an/a145
31/12/20£87£89£-2n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19£188£146£43n/an/an/an/an/a90
31/12/18£123£129£-7£0£0£0n/a090
31/12/17£140£134£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£139£127£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£111£106£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£120£140£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£107£117£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£118£120£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£122£98£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£84£95£-11£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.claineschurch.co.uk

claines.stgeorge@gmail.com

01905759702

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 126 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
Joseph Rank Trust - St John Baptist, Claines
£20,000 21/04/2023
To part fund the Church property scheme
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St John the Baptist Church, Claines Worcester
£5,310 24/10/2020
We desperately need to provide toilet facilities for the large number of people who use this Grade 2 listed church for a variety of events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2009, number: 1130734
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Claines Parish Hall
Cornmeadow Lane
Claines
Worcester
WR3 7NY

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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