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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of brightlingsea colchester essex
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTLINGSEA COLCHESTER ESSEX 

The PCC is concerned with the promotion of the Christian Church of England in Brightlingsea in its many evangelical and social aspects, considering and discussing subjects of religious or public interest.The PCC is also charged with overseeing the budget and raising funds not only for special projects but also for the day to day running of the Church and to maintain its inherited foundation.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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
  • There are 19 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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£209£268£-60n/an/an/an/an/a130
31/12/21£111£137£-26n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/20£125£98£27n/an/an/an/an/a123
31/12/19£129£117£12n/an/an/an/an/a123
31/12/18£108£101£6£0£0£0n/a0118
31/12/17*£147£102£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£85£93£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£302£257£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£86£94£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£92£177£-85£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.allsaintswithstjamesb-sea.co.uk

brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com

07982770471

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 130 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/04/2022
ALL SAINTS' HERITAGE & FACILITIES PROJECT
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to Brightlingsea Parochial Church Council
£1,000 27/01/2022
To make the church and churchyard a place of Chrisitan activities and outreach for welcoming youth groups and schools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 18/19 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2012, number: 1149403
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR17: 192 days late,
Main office

The Church Office
St James Church
Victoria Place
Brightlingsea
Colchester
CO7 0AB

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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