Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH,SOWERBY BRIDGE 

Regular public worship open to all.Provision of sacred space for personal prayer & contemplation.Pastoral work including visiting the sick & bereaved.Teaching of Christianity through sermons courses & small groups.Supporting other charities in the UK & overseas.Provision of youth activities including Rainbows, Brownies and Guides.Building available for community activities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
Established: 15 years

www.christchurchsb.org.uk

info@christchurchsb.org.uk

01430447424

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£67£39£27n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/12/21£38£41£-3n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/12/20£49£40£9n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/12/19£46£54£-8n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/12/18£61£60£0£0£0£0n/a023
31/12/17£36£47£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£55£42£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£31£48£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£202£214£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£85£53£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£25£26£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£27£36£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£53£96£-44£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 18 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Calderdale,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£6,333
Community Foundation for Calderdale£1,900
National Lottery Community Fund£1,668
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church,Sowerby Bridge
£1,900 16/12/2022
Grant to The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church,Sowerby Bridge
National Lottery Community Fund - ACE Flowers of Hope : Queen's Jubilee Festival
£1,668 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a mixed media exhibition to celebrate both the Queen's Jubilee and the church’s 200th anniversary. The project aims to engage local families in activities that ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£6,333 21/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,500 18/10/2018
Christ Church Electrical Lighting Refurbishment - "Turn up the lights"

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/2009, number: 1131180
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR10: 20 days late,
Main office

THE VICARAGE
62 Park Road
SOWERBY BRIDGE
HX6 2BJ

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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