Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES AND ST JOHN WITH ST PETER, CLERKENWELL

St James Clerkenwell strives to be a church where everyone feels welcome and valued whether they are used to going to church or not. Our aim is to be a Christian community in the heart of London which connects people to God by exploring the clear and relevant teaching of Jesus Christ. Our services combine a contemporary style with theological depth.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
The Board is predominantly male

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	£738	£800	£-62	£0	£1,624	£450	6.8	10	40
31/12/21	£614	£657	£-43	£0	£1,722	£503	9.2	10	40
31/12/20	£709	£626	£83	£0	£1,648	£523	10	10	40
31/12/19	£698	£719	£-21	£0	£1,709	£488	8.1	10	50
31/12/18	£523	£498	£24	£0	£297	£186	4.5	4	40
31/12/17	£356	£354	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£481	£469	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£309	£275	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£321	£236	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£240	£244	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£239	£275	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£245	£246	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£226	£229	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 32.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 15 years

https://inspirelondon.org/

admin@inspirelondon.org

02072511190

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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

Islington,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees
40 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Cloudesley	£156,280
DCMS	£11,023
City Bridge Trust	£4,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£15,800	21/11/2023	Purchase of kitchen equipment and chairs, in addition to graining repairs to damaged surfaces and repair of a downpipe.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£7,780	22/11/2022	To pay for fundraising consultant fees for a fundraising feasibility study and prospects research
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£18,000	22/02/2022	To cover the additional costs of making the church balcony health and safety compliant
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£27,000	23/11/2021	To develop architectural and structural plans for opening the south east door of the church, and to pay for a project manager for this stage
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£39,800	18/05/2021	To make the church balcony health & safety compliant by extending the balustrade, fixing the floorboards and installing a stair handrail.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£5,000	02/02/2021	Installation of AV equipment on the church balcony
DCMS - St James, Clerkenwell
£11,023	01/11/2020	Repairs to the tower cupola roof and nave roof.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£14,400	19/05/2020	Towards the timber beam project (variation of purpose)
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£3,500	10/04/2020	Emergency small grant - purchase of AV equipment to enable the Sunday service team to present online services and some congregation members to contribute towards these.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the ecclesiastical parish of St James and St John with St Peter, Clerkenwell
£4,500	21/01/2020	£4,500 to commission Access=Design for an independent access audit and design appraisal.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£25,000	27/11/2019	Structural engineering services for a church access project
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£45,000	27/11/2018	SCBP Large Grant- Installation of a solar PV system, LED lighting, draught proofing and insulating the loft area of the church which will greatly reduce energy consumption and the emission of ....more SCBP Large Grant- Installation of a solar PV system, LED lighting, draught proofing and insulating the loft area of the church which will greatly reduce energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases.
Cloudesley - Grant to St James Clerkenwell
£30,000	27/11/2018	Upgrade AV system

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

IAN SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2015

PETER DONALD GEORGE SINCLAIR Appointed: 2022

FIONA PETIT Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE ST JAMES CLERKENWELL CHARITY, INSPIRE LONDON CHURCH,

REV MARK JACKSON Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: CLERKENWELL WELFARE TRUST, THE ST JAMES CLERKENWELL CHARITY, INSPIRE LONDON CHURCH,

TIM DULLEY Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: INSPIRE LONDON CHURCH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2009, number: 1132254

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

St. James Church
Clerkenwell Close
LONDON
EC1R 0EA

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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