Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILTON

Religious Activities
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
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£223£221£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£192£179£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£140£136£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£125£98£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£151£162£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£154£170£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£151£150£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£154£178£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£208£183£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£155£146£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£145£141£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£147£138£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£131£128£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£148£151£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stgchurch.co.uk

office@stgchurch.co.uk

01823284253

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Somerset,
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
Somerset Community Foundation - Providing a warm space to support those experiencing fuel poverty during the cost-of-living crisis
£1,000 15/11/2022
Grant to St George's Church, Wilton
Somerset Community Foundation - Mobile community café to reduce isolation around Taunton
£3,000 21/12/2021
Mobile community café to reduce isolation around Taunton

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BETHAN ELIZABETH BAIGENT Appointed: 2022
  • HILARY ANNE MCKEGNEY Appointed: 2019
  • IAN PINDER Appointed: 2022
  • KATHRYN RUTH LANCHBURY Appointed: 2023
  • LAURA LOUISE WILLETTS Appointed: 2023
  • LISA WESTLAKE Appointed: 2024
  • LUCY KATHERINE NORRIS Appointed: 2024
  • MARY ROSE WARING CARSON Appointed: 2022
  • MATTHEW NORMAN Appointed: 2020
  • PAUL SMALLWOOD COLE Appointed: 2022
  • PETER JOYCE Appointed: 2014
  • PETER TERENCE UNDERWOOD Appointed: 2022
  • REV DR NICHOLAS PHILIP GRIFFIN (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • REV RICHARD PAUL KELLEY Appointed: 2023
  • REV ROBERT JAMES CROMWELL Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2010, number: 1134647
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Church Office
Fons George
Taunton
TA1 3JT

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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