Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARETS, IPSWICH 

Regular public worship open to all. Provision of sacred space and contemplation. Pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons courses and small groups.Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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£141£171£-30n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/12/21£126£126£0n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/12/20£160£140£20n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/12/19£151£145£7n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/18£505£275£230£0£443£42718.63150
31/12/17£245£340£-95£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£201£149£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£179£153£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£149£128£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£183£169£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£185£171£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£181£230£-48£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£172£145£26£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.stmargaretsipswich.org.uk

verger.stmagsips@gmail.com

07733 609661

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 140 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2010, number: 1137451
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 38 days late, AR10: 118 days late,
Main office

32 CONSTABLE ROAD
IPSWICH
IP4 2UW

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
CharityBase
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