Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

ST MARY'S CHURCH SWANSEA 

The church as a charity raises money for Christian Aid, Royal British Legion (Remembrance Day), Armed Forces, Bishop's appeals (various). Missionary work via the Church and the benefice as a whole.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

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 only 3 trustees
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years

www.swanseastmary.co.uk

stmarysswansea@gmail.com

01792655489

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£68£78£-10n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21*£90£120£-30n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/12/20*£92£99£-7n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19*£147£150£-3n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/12/18*£129£136£-7£0£0£0n/a08
31/12/17£163£139£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£62£63£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£112£147£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£62£77£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£65£65£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£100£120£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • City Of Swansea,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2012, number: 1146299
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR21: 2 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 17 days late, AR18: 6 days late,
Main office

St. Mary's Church
St. Marys Square
SWANSEA
West Glamorgan
SA1 3LP

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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