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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of st james and st john with st peter, clerkenwell
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL

St James Clerkenwell strives to be a church where everyone feels welcome and valued whether they are used to going to church or not. Our aim is to be a Christian community in the heart of London which connects people to God by exploring the clear and relevant teaching of Jesus Christ. Our services combine a contemporary style with theological depth.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
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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£871£748£123£0£1,746£5378.61050
31/12/22£738£800£-62£0£1,624£4506.81040
31/12/21£614£657£-43£0£1,722£5039.21040
31/12/20£709£626£83£0£1,648£523101040
31/12/19£698£719£-21£0£1,709£4888.11050
31/12/18£523£498£24£0£297£1864.540
31/12/17£356£354£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£481£469£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£309£275£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£321£236£86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£240£244£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£239£275£-35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£245£246£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£226£229£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 63.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

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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
  • Islington,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Cloudesley£156,280
DCMS£11,023
City Bridge Trust£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£15,800 21/11/2023
Purchase of kitchen equipment and chairs, in addition to graining repairs to damaged surfaces and repair of a downpipe.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£7,780 22/11/2022
To pay for fundraising consultant fees for a fundraising feasibility study and prospects research
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£18,000 22/02/2022
To cover the additional costs of making the church balcony health and safety compliant
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£27,000 23/11/2021
To develop architectural and structural plans for opening the south east door of the church, and to pay for a project manager for this stage
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£39,800 18/05/2021
To make the church balcony health & safety compliant by extending the balustrade, fixing the floorboards and installing a stair handrail.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£5,000 02/02/2021
Installation of AV equipment on the church balcony
DCMS - St James, Clerkenwell
£11,023 01/11/2020
Repairs to the tower cupola roof and nave roof.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£14,400 19/05/2020
Towards the timber beam project (variation of purpose)
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£3,500 10/04/2020
Emergency small grant - purchase of AV equipment to enable the Sunday service team to present online services and some congregation members to contribute towards these.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the ecclesiastical parish of St James and St John with St Peter, Clerkenwell
£4,500 21/01/2020
£4,500 to commission Access=Design for an independent access audit and design appraisal.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£25,000 27/11/2019
Structural engineering services for a church access project
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£45,000 27/11/2018
SCBP Large Grant- Installation of a solar PV system, LED lighting, draught proofing and insulating the loft area of the church which will greatly reduce energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£30,000 27/11/2018
Upgrade AV system
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • FIONA PETIT Appointed: 2019
  • IAN SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2015
  • PETER DONALD GEORGE SINCLAIR Appointed: 2022
  • REV MARK JACKSON Appointed: 2018
  • TIM DULLEY Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2009, number: 1132254
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. James Church
Clerkenwell Close
LONDON
EC1R 0EA

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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