Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S ELY 

Regular public worship,open to all.The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons courses and small groups. Provision of facilities with a Christian ethos for young people. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for people of all ages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 23 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£786£1,281£-495£0£269£1611.56150
31/12/21£374£302£72n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/20£299£251£48n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/12/19£353£309£45n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18£479£349£130£0£0£0n/a0120
31/12/17£243£230£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£212£199£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£196£173£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£196£173£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£175£204£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£254£222£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£197£178£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£187£167£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 26.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 14 years

www.stmarysely.org

office@stmarysely.org

01353614141

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 150 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 01/07/2022
Building Transformation Project
Joseph Rank Trust - St Mary's Church, Ely
£40,000 22/04/2021
To part fund the Church property scheme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/23 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2010, number: 1133993
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; all on time
Main office

74 BARTON ROAD
ELY
CB7 4HZ

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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