Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BENEFICE OF THE ASCENSION, CAMBRIDGE (ST. GILES WITH ST. PETER, ST. LUKE AND ST. AUGUSTINE) 

Regular public worship & provision of space for personal prayer & contemplation, open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick & the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses, small groups & school assemblies. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through activities for senior citizens, young families & groups with special need. Supporting UK & overseas charities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 13 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£259£312£-53n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/21£305£319£-14n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/20£262£281£-19n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/19£316£213£103n/an/an/an/an/a145
31/12/18£246£209£37£0£0£0n/a036
31/12/17£251£228£23£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.churchatcastle.org

OFFICE@CHURCHATCASTLE.ORG

01223315000

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/2017, number: 1172822
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CASTLE END MISSION on 25/10/2019
Main office

ASCENSION RECTORY
RICHMOND ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB4 3PS

Objectives

THE KEY FUNCTION OF THE PCC IS PROMOTING IN THE PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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