Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ST THOMAS CROOKES 

St Thomas Crookes is an Anglican/Baptist LEP church in Sheffield. The vision of the church, as it stands alongside others in serving the city of Sheffield, is simply to be 'for the city'.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

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£895£754£140£0£1,375£1,18518.920400
31/12/21£889£747£142£0£1,235£1,10917.819500
31/12/20£931£840£91£0£1,094£1,01714.521700
31/12/19*£960£755£205£0£1,003£92014.621700
31/12/18£965£857£108£0£798£72210.123700
31/12/17£986£851£136£0£696£5878.3220
31/12/16£955£872£83£0£894£78310.8210
31/12/15£973£991£-18£4£802£6628210
31/12/14£1,046£1,075£-29£5£1,220£1,02911.5210
31/12/13£930£868£62£4£1,249£97313.5200
31/12/12£856£757£98£3£1,187£99415.7190
31/12/11£928£704£224£3£1,088£82514.1190

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 18.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.stcsheffield.org

admin@stcsheffield.org

01142671090

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 20 employees
  • 400 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Fir Vale Youth Work Project
£10,000 14/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver structured fun activities for young people in the community including the use of an activity bus where the organisation can reach additional young people with the ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2011, number: 1140565
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR19: 66 days late,
Main office

ST. THOMAS CHURCH
NAIRN STREET
SHEFFIELD
S10 1UL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING CHURCHES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE SHEFFIELD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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