Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

Church of England
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 23 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 58 years
(96 years as a company)

portsmouth.anglican.org

accounts@portsmouth.anglican.org

02392899650

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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£8,473£8,123£350£65£95,706£25,30037.4360
31/12/21£8,634£7,613£1,021£47£87,831£22,45035.43579
31/12/20£9,773£8,541£1,231£36£80,586£20,33428.64174
31/12/19£8,637£9,271£-634£0£77,386£19,75825.64448
31/12/18£8,155£8,357£-201£0£74,078£17,70325.45148
31/12/17£7,684£7,480£204£29£69,873£16,56026.6480
31/12/16£10,341£7,103£3,238£30£68,307£16,37127.7320
31/12/15£7,536£6,964£572£30£61,996£17,01329.3320
31/12/14£7,244£6,945£299£25£65,039£17,18429.7310
31/12/13£7,212£7,129£84£27£64,059£16,70028.1310
31/12/12£7,689£6,743£945£21£62,710£15,87228.2340
31/12/11£6,715£6,630£85£21£61,597£14,44326.1330
31/12/10£6,531£6,192£339£19£60,920£13,93327330
31/12/09£6,509£6,378£131£22£59,186£13,40525.2330
31/12/08£6,071£6,027£44£38£56,129£16,08932320
31/12/07£5,433£5,853£-420£19£61,667£17,65936.2440
31/12/06£4,981£5,306£-325£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£4,708£4,728£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4,141£4,282£-141£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 26%
Reserves/Spending: 37.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight,

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
National Churches Trust - Community award to SEAVIEW, St Peter
£10,000 01/11/2017
Refurbish undercroft to include meetings rooms, kitchen and toilets
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Parish of St Matthew, Blackmoor and Whitehill
£138,100 14/06/2013
Essential repairs, to roof guttering and stonework

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/23 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-74
  • STEVEN SMART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Parish Operations Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/09/1966, number: 249256
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/1927, number: 00226466
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN BOARD OF
FINANCE
PENINSULAR HOUSE
WHARF ROAD
PORTSMOUTH
PO2 8HB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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