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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of the upper skerne
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • 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: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE UPPER SKERNE

Church of England Parish serving the communities of Sedgefield, Bishop Middleham, Fishburn & the Trimdons & surrounding villages.
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 14 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
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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£178£211£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£262£153£109n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£154£133£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£84£124£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£153£193£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£186£164£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£159£154£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£225£262£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£205£230£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£178£150£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£216£162£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£137£175£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£161£162£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

upperskerne.org.uk

upperskerne@gmail.com

01429882115

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
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
County Durham Community Foundation - St Michael's Church Boiler Replacement
£5,000 10/03/2022
To replace the boiler.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIAN MUTCH
  • JOHN BURTON
  • JOHN BURROWS Appointed: 2019
  • LISE SUSAN AGNEW Appointed: 2024
  • MICHELE MARIE MACCALLAM BSC, CMLI Appointed: 2012
  • NIGEL GIBSON Appointed: 2024
  • PHILLIPA MARY COOPER Appointed: 2019
  • REV DAVID JAMES LUCAS (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • ROBERT ELDERS Appointed: 2023
  • SYLVIA RUTTER Appointed: 2017
  • SUZANNE HOPPER Appointed: 2023
  • VICTORIA DOBSON Appointed: 2023
  • VIVIENNE ANDERSON Appointed: 2023
  • WILLIAM GEORGE ARMSTRONG MA Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/11/2009, number: 1132664
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 3 days late,
Main office

St. Albans Church
Northside Terrace
Trimdon Grange
TRIMDON STATION
County Durham
TS29 6HG

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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