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

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH GILLINGHAM 

CHURCH OF ENGLAND
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 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
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£264£277£-13n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/21£270£289£-19n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£237£289£-53n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£298£326£-27n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/12/18*£269£325£-56£0£0£0n/a024
31/12/17£337£332£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£289£272£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£260£227£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£275£264£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£372£242£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£273£285£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£294£286£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£310£302£9£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.achurchnearyou.com

southgillinghamparish@outlook.com

01634231736

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Medway,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 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
The Archbishops' Council - Wall paintings conservation grant to Bredhurst, St Peter, Diocese of Rochester (Anglican Parish Churches Fund)
£2,000 01/12/2023
Conservation of 13th-century wall paintings
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St Paul's Church, Rainham
£3,801 15/11/2019
We want to upgrade our 20-year-old kitchen, connecting a new electrical supply and installing a new electric oven and commercial fridge.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2009, number: 1130544
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR18: 53 days late,
Main office

ST MATTHEW'S CHURCH
DREWERY DRIVE
GILLINGHAM
KENT
ME8 ONX

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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