Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH WITH ST. MARY MAGDALEN AND ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA

Enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community,Teaching, baptising and confirming new and existing believers; Maintaining an overview of worship involving the many groups that exist within the parish; Providing assistance to the poor and needy together with pastoral care for all people within the parish. Maintaining the fabric of the church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • 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
  • Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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£329£378£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£293£382£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£280£393£-113n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£101£163£-62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£126£143£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£113£155£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£147£171£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.christchurchstleonards.co.uk

christchurchstleonards@hotmail.co.uk

01424447784

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Christ Church With St. Mary Magdalen And St. Peter And St. Paul
£249,210 15/12/2022
Urgent repairs to the to the exterior of the church with the associated engagement project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE ELIZABETH HANNEY Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER VARLEY GIDLOW MA Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID MARK SMITH Appointed: 2019
  • ELIZABETH JOAN MACKAY Appointed: 2018
  • HENRY STEWART LYONS Appointed: 2024
  • JANE ELIZABETH READ Appointed: 2023
  • JULIE ANNE GIDLOW BA Appointed: 2023
  • LESLEY JANE HART Appointed: 2019
  • MAUREEN ELIZABETH HARMAN Appointed: 2011
  • MICHAEL JOHN HART Appointed: 2019
  • PHILIP MILES MACKAY Appointed: 2024
  • REV THOMAS PHILIP VALENTINE CROWLEY Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN ANN SHAW Appointed: 2007
  • TREVOR ANTHONY DAVIES Appointed: 2018
  • WILLIAM STEPHEN BAKER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2016, number: 1170031
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR22: 24 days late,
Main office

THE CHRIST CHURCH ST. MARY MAGDALEN
2 CHRIST CHURCH COURTYARD
LONDON ROAD
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
TN37 6GL

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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