Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +0

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 recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£266	£240	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£264	£277	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£270	£289	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£237	£289	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£298	£326	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£269	£325	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£337	£332	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£289	£272	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£260	£227	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£275	£264	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£372	£242	£129	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£273	£285	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£294	£286	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£310	£302	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.achurchnearyou.com

southgillinghamparish@outlook.com

01634231736

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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 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 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 (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

ANDREW STEPHEN MARK MANN Appointed: 2020

COLIN BROWN Appointed: 2017

CHRIS WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

JAMES GILBOURNE Appointed: 2020

JANICE LORRAINE HARDY HATCHER Appointed: 2023

MIKE GURR Appointed: 2023

PAUL BELLERBY Appointed: 2021

REV BRIAN STEPHEN SENIOR Appointed: 2016

REV PAT DICKIN Appointed: 2020

REV WILLIAM DAVIE Appointed: 2022

STEPHEN MANNING

TRACEY GURR Appointed: 2023

VALERIE JENSON Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2009, number: 1130544

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR18: 52 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.

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