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

ST MARY'S CHURCH, CHIPPING NORTON, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Activities of a Church of England parish church
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 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there 18 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£377£429£-52n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£326£323£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£362£802£-441n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£995£407£588£16£698£55016.2160
31/12/19*£224£283£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£325£215£111n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£178£174£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£166£171£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£162£173£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£115£124£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£163£129£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£103£105£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£144£203£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£99£141£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stmaryscnorton.com

OFFICE@STMARYSCNORTON.COM

01608646202

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UN SDGs
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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
  • Oxfordshire,
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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Mary's Meals
£5,000 28/01/2021
17
Production of 2 delicious, healthy meals per person per week in the Chipping Norton area.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (18)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/18 persons

  • ATHOS RITSPERIS Appointed: 2022
  • BENJAMIN WADDILOVE Appointed: 2020
  • BLODDYN REES Appointed: 2018
  • DEBRA RITSPERIS Appointed: 2022
  • GRAHAM ALAN POVEY Appointed: 2013
  • JOSEPHINE MARY GRAVES, Occupation: Teacher
  • JUDITH MARSHALL Appointed: 2020
  • KEITH FOWLER Appointed: 2022
  • LINDA CARPENTER Appointed: 2020
  • MARK CARPENTER Appointed: 2020
  • MEGAN CARTER Appointed: 2022
  • NICOLA RILEY Appointed: 2016
  • PETER ANTHONY JOHN WILLIAMS
  • REV DR JAMES EDWARD KENNEDY (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • THOMAS BODEKER Appointed: 2022
  • TIMOTHY WOOLCOCK Appointed: 2018
  • VICTORIA MARTIN Appointed: 2022
  • YVONNE CHAMPION Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2009, number: 1132070
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR19: 23 days late,
Main office

St. Marys Church Office
St. Marys Parish Rooms
Church Street
Chipping Norton
OX7 5NT

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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