Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK HIGHCLIFFE DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER

Public worship open to all.Sacred space provided for personal prayer.Pastoral work:visiting the sick and the bereaved.Teaching Christianity through sermons and groups. Running a Church Club in the Primary School.Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers, and other groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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£114£132£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£122£121£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£103£136£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£228£168£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£120£138£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£194£120£74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£119£123£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£115£140£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£136£122£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£106£112£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£107£99£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk

churchwarden@stmarkshighcliffe.org.uk

01425276433

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
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
  • Dorset,
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
The Archbishops' Council - Organ conservation grant to Highcliffe, St Mark, Diocese of Winchester (Pilgrim Trust)
£4,000 09/12/2022
Conservation of organ by Norman Bros. and Beard, 1894
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 07/05/2020
Central Heating Installation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANN NASH Appointed: 2022
  • ANN ELIOTT Appointed: 2024
  • COLIN WILLIAM CHATTEN Appointed: 2012
  • DIANA FAUNCE Appointed: 2017
  • DIANE HEGARTY Appointed: 2021
  • DR SALLY RUSSELL Appointed: 2023
  • FRANCIS BRAY Appointed: 2016
  • JULIE KATRINA MELVIN Appointed: 2022
  • LIZ MORTON Appointed: 2018
  • MAUREEN RHODA STRINGER Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2018
  • MIKE GOODMAN Appointed: 2014
  • QUENTIN STOKES Appointed: 2023
  • SUSAN MARGARET LYONETTE Appointed: 2013
  • SARAH RICHARDSON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2012, number: 1150249
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Marks Church
Hinton Wood Avenue
CHRISTCHURCH
BH23 5AA

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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