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

NORTHWICH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ST HELEN,WITTON.

Our primary objective is the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrine and practices of the Church of England. This includes public acts of worship, provision of pastorally relevant religious ceremonies. We are actively involved in our local community and aim to welcome all from our community and we engage in a variety of community based events.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£196£188£8n/a
31/12/22£125£209£-84n/a
31/12/21£130£444£-314n/a
31/12/20£130£444£-314n/a
31/12/19£92£110£-18n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund£5,293
National Lottery Community Fund£5,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£3,390
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Place of Welcome lunch
£1,390 28/06/2023
To provide 12 x 2.5 hour weekly social gatherings to the community with the offer of a free lunch and light refreshments, for an average of 28 participants.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to NORTHWICH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ST HELEN,WITTON
£5,293 28/03/2022
St Helen's Heritage Trail, Northwich
Cheshire Community Foundation - Accessible wash room facilities
£2,000 27/04/2021
1 – St Helen’s Church is Northwich’s “Town Church”. In addition to providing the full range of services expected of a major town Church St Helen’s is also an important community asset. Local organisations, including local primary ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Wash Room Facilities
£5,000 19/03/2021
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The church will adapt their facilities to provide improved toilet facilities including wheelchair accessible ambulant toilet and baby change facilities in order that they can support and develop their community activity groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 18/12/2020
Kitchen & Servery

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AMELIA JANE VISSCHER Appointed: 2018
  • ANDREW CHARLES CANNON Appointed: 2018
  • ANDREW JEAPES Appointed: 2020
  • BERENICE MARY JOY KIRWAN Appointed: 2018
  • BARBARA JOAN SPENCER Appointed: 2022
  • FRANCIS EDUARD PENDLEBURY Appointed: 2024
  • GORDON DAVID ATKINSON Appointed: 2021
  • JENNIFER SUSAN THOMAS Appointed: 2021
  • JOANNE HIND Appointed: 2024
  • KENNETH MOTH Appointed: 2018
  • PAUL VINCENT TOTT Appointed: 2018
  • ROSEMARY JOY MONTGOMERY Appointed: 2018
  • RACHEL CLARKE Appointed: 2022
  • REV ANDREW ROY RIDLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • TIMOTHY FINLAY Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2018, number: 1179543
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 Stretton Walk
NORTHWICH
Cheshire
CW9 8GH

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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