Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WREXHAM DIOCESAN TRUST

The advancement of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Wrexham and elsewhere. The promotion of Catholic teaching. The provision and maintenance of churches, presbyteries and schools. The provision and care of priests.The support of pastoral and apostolic works in parishes and local communities.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £13,802,726 available, equivalent to 64 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
05/04/23£2,244£2,588£-344£63£15,904£13,8036418150
05/04/22£2,045£2,406£-361£51£16,608£14,41271.921150
05/04/21£1,681£1,986£-304£8£16,583£14,46387.421150
05/04/20£3,109£2,655£455£66£15,683£13,79462.320150
05/04/19£2,420£2,635£-215£88£16,125£14,07564.120150
05/04/18*£2,506£2,635£-129£73£16,168£14,17964.6220
05/04/17*£2,530£2,389£141£84£16,242£14,30971.9230
05/04/16*£3,896£3,130£767£141£12,950£11,17342.8280
05/04/15*£2,570£2,648£-77£73£12,613£10,84149.1330
05/04/14*£2,798£2,950£-153£83£12,690£10,90044.3330
05/04/13*£2,597£2,718£-121£50£12,502£10,79747.7330
05/04/12£2,205£2,618£-413£56£11,552£9,91145.4200
05/04/11*£2,179£2,696£-517£67£12,047£10,38346.2190
05/04/10£2,259£2,957£-698£66£12,299£10,76443.7180
05/04/09£2,634£2,580£54£69£11,607£10,21747.5210
05/04/08£2,694£3,188£-495£82£11,967£10,84140.8210
05/04/07*£2,558£2,217£341£107£12,612£11,38661.6440
05/04/06*£2,153£2,294£-141n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05*£2,535£2,757£-222n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£3,345£3,091£254n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 64 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 36 years

www.wrexhamdiocese.org.uk

businessexec@wrexhamdiocese.org.uk

01978352404

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to St David's Church
£10,000 27/09/2021
4
Jonah Jones Dalles de Verre repair, refurbishment, rebuild and installation in St David's Church

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

  • ANN JOSEPHINE SNOWDEN Appointed: 2022
  • CANON FRANCIS GERARD DOYLE CANON Appointed: 2023
  • CANON TERENCE ANTHONY CARR Appointed: 2013
  • CHRISTOPHER JAMES RYAN Appointed: 2019
  • DCN DAVID IAN GOZZARD DEACON Appointed: 2022
  • DR ALEX JOHN MCCULLOCH Appointed: 2022
  • KEITH JOHN MCDONOGH Appointed: 2014
  • MARY ELIZABETH DAVIES Appointed: 2021
  • REV NICHOLAS ENZAMA Appointed: 2021
  • RT REV PETER MALCOLM BRIGNALL Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/1988, number: 700426
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 14 days late, AR16: 39 days late, AR15: 50 days late, AR14: 49 days late, AR13: 64 days late, AR11: 23 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 250 days late, AR04: 70 days late,
Main office

St Andrews House
Yale Business Village
Ellice Way
Wrexham
LL13 7YL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WREXHAM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WREXHAM OR ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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