Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY WITH ST. LEONARD, BROOMFIELD 

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Analysis by Giving is Great

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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly female

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 significantly 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£176£242£-66n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/12/21£109£113£-4n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/20£209£118£91n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£150£121£28n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£109£99£10£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£112£99£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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
£3,000 18/02/2022
St. Mary's Organ Restoration
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary's Broomfield PCC
£135,721 03/11/2021
An historic wartime fresco as centrepiece to a heritage project for learning, conservation and well-being

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2017, number: 1173143
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

14 BUTLERS CLOSE
CHELMSFORD
CM1 7BE

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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