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

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT AMBROSE, LEYLAND, LANCASHIRE

Religious activities relevant to the Church of England
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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£182£178£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£129£159£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£89£175£-87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£86£107£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£154£132£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£140£140£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£131£150£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£122£136£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£138£121£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£111£119£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£120£111£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£123£122£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£121£112£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£110£109£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stambrose.info

paulrobinson407@gmail.com

01772454394

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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 Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000 18/09/2023
towards the cost of fitting new boilers to the Halls for All buildings
National Lottery Community Fund - Boiler for Halls for All
£10,000 03/02/2023
The funding will contribute to new boilers within three halls used by community groups and organisations for community events and activities and will sustain a community space including dementia groups drama groups and local groups who support ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE BILLAM WOODCOCK Appointed: 2010
  • ADRIAN M POPE Appointed: 2018
  • ALISON MORGAN Appointed: 2022
  • ALISON SYLVIA JEAN KING Appointed: 2020
  • CAROL OTTER Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID SPENCER Appointed: 2022
  • IAN LESLIE BURT
  • JEAN BRUNDRETT Appointed: 2013
  • JAMES NATHANIEL ALWYN CARROLL Appointed: 2017
  • JANET SINGLETON Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN TINSLEY Appointed: 2020
  • LOUISA MCFARLANE Appointed: 2018
  • MALCOLM BRENNAND Appointed: 2022
  • REV PAUL L ROBINSON (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • RICHARD KEITH WOODCOCK Appointed: 2019
  • STEPHEN THACKERAY Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN HOLDEN Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2009, number: 1131639
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR11: 200 days late, AR10: 565 days late,
Main office

85 Moss Lane
Leyland
PR25 4XA

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

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