Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL TONBRIDGE 

Regular worship, pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved, teaching of Christianity, promoting the whole Church's mission, supporting other charities in UK and overseas and taking religious assemblies in schools.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 24 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,391,955 available, equivalent to 69 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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£623£414£210£0£2,775£2,39269.46100
31/12/21£495£452£44n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£428£469£-41n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19*£606£554£52£0£2,177£1,942421030
31/12/18*£512£471£40£0£2,122£1,92248.91025
31/12/17£501£451£50£2£2,040£1,8805090
31/12/16£535£631£-97£1£1,908£1,77033.690
31/12/15£554£426£128£3£1,835£1,52342.960
31/12/14£439£435£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£389£410£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£368£389£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£351£364£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£360£568£-209£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 69.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 31.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.tonbridgeparishchurch.org.uk

david.robins@tonbridgeparishchurch.org.uk

01732770962

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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 human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (24)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2010, number: 1133917
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 26 days late, AR18: 50 days late,
Main office

The Coach House
Church Street
TONBRIDGE
Kent
TN9 1HD

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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