Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 2
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PENN FIELDS, WOLVERHAMPTON

Regular public worship open to all and the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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£202£221£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£298£264£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£245£248£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£204£391£-186n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£319£319£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£280£279£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£313£282£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£299£276£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£293£274£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£282£274£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£290£261£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£278£251£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£282£254£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£275£275£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.pennfieldsparish.co.uk

office@pennfieldsparish.co.uk

07745115232

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
  • Wolverhampton,
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 - The Parish of Penn Fields
£30,000 15/07/2021
To fund the Youth Missioner and Enabler

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/16 persons

  • ANDREA BEESTON Appointed: 2023
  • ANDREW BAILEY Appointed: 2022
  • ANDREW EVANS Appointed: 2023
  • BEN EVANS Appointed: 2024
  • DR CATHERINE DUKE Appointed: 2016
  • GARY HARPER Appointed: 2023
  • HILARY BANNISTER Appointed: 2024
  • JULIE LEWIS Appointed: 2023
  • JENNIFER GREEN Appointed: 2022
  • JOSHUA BLUNT Appointed: 2023
  • KRISHAN BIRHAH Appointed: 2022
  • MAL HARRIS Appointed: 2016
  • NICK SMITH Appointed: 2023
  • ROSE BRETTELL Appointed: 2024
  • STEPHEN LEE Appointed: 2016
  • TINA OLYMBIA WOODHOUSE
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/03/2010, number: 1134824
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR12: 3 days late,
Main office

21 YORK GARDENS
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV3 9BY

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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