Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHENIES & LITTLE CHALFONT 

Regular public worship open to all. Provides sacred places for prayer and contemplation. Undertakes pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaches Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Takes religious assemblies in local schools. Runs a youth club with a Christian ethos. Stages events and meetings to promote Christianity. Supports charities at home and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • There are 15 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 has been volatile recently

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£114£118£-4n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/21£117£103£14n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/20£230£113£117n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£122£118£3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/18£135£124£11£0£0£0n/a018
31/12/17£159£167£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£143£126£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£152£149£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£170£189£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£145£154£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£158£151£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£163£144£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£145£144£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£137£157£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.cheniesbenefice.org

parishoffice@cheniesbenefice.org

01494764889

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 14 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
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Chenies and Little Chalfont Parochial Parish Council
£5,000 11/01/2023
Funding for St George's Church to run the Family Food Hub, providing basic food provisions, household items and hot meals in the cost of living crisis.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2009, number: 1130134
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

92 BELL LANE
AMERSHAM
HP6 6PG

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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