Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JUDE, SOUTHSEA

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 18 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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£910£907£3£0£1,033£6388.435120
31/12/22£819£820£-1£0£1,028£6239.134120
31/12/21£724£761£-37£0£1,038£64610.233120
31/12/20£748£914£-167£0£1,063£686933120
31/12/19£743£802£-58£0£1,222£68710.333120
31/12/18£739£707£31£0£1,253£74512.6320
31/12/17£715£610£105£0£1,224£74514.7320
31/12/16*£593£606£-13£0£1,105£63112.5310
31/12/15*£562£551£11£3£1,037£58412.7210
31/12/14*£612£605£7£3£1,004£58411.6200
31/12/13£604£599£5£8£968£641.3120
31/12/12£573£574£-2£7£935£3006.3180
31/12/11£599£594£5£10£909£2845.7150
31/12/10£637£895£-259£41£897£2893.9120

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.sjs.church

office@sjs.church

02392777000

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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
  • Portsmouth City,
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
Joseph Rank Trust - St Jude's Church, Southsea
£30,000 14/10/2022
To part fund the Youth Minister

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BILL EVANS Appointed: 2014
  • DEBBIE SUTTON, Occupation: Dietitian
  • DR DAVID GERALD ROGER PEARSON
  • DR DAVID JAMES BACON Appointed: 2019
  • EIRENE ALEXANDRA ROUSE Appointed: 2014
  • ELAINE HALLATT MRS Appointed: 2020
  • ELIZABETH RUTH MCCABE Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN MARY BOLTON MRS Appointed: 2020
  • JAMES WILLIAM STEWART CAMPBELL Appointed: 2021
  • JANE PORTLOCK Appointed: 2022
  • MARK ANTHONY NECK Appointed: 2021
  • MARK SANDLAND Appointed: 2022
  • ROWENA PEARSON Appointed: 2012
  • REV ADAM MICHAEL TAMS Appointed: 2020
  • REV NEIL ROBERT SMART Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD ALAN PORTLOCK Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD JOHN BOLTON Appointed: 2018
  • ROBERT DRAKE Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/09/2009, number: 1131705
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 14 days late, AR15: 53 days late, AR14: 67 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ST JUDES CHURCH SOUTHSEA VICAR AND WARDENS FUND on 26/03/2021
Main office

ST. JUDES CHURCH
KENT ROAD
SOUTHSEA
PO5 3EL

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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