Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL, CAMBRIDGE 

To help local people to make connections with themselves, their neighbours, their environment and their God through their daily lives, regular worship which is open to all, pastoral care, community events, hire of our building, links with our associated primary school, support of elderly and mentally vulnerable people, and through charitable giving to other UK and overseas charities.
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£354£434£-80n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£260£263£-4n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/20£233£243£-11n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/19*£342£320£22n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18£360£302£58£0£0£0n/a025
31/12/17£282£282£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£320£247£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£308£297£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£324£259£65£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£373£542£-169£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£416£655£-239£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£185£178£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£192£200£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.stpaulscambridge.org.uk

Vicar@stpaulscambridge.org.uk

01223576899

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
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 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
DCMS£20,500
National Lottery Community Fund£9,600
Co-Operative Group£5,103
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation£3,330
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - CRF21: Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Paul, Cambridge
£10,500 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Community Fund - St Paul's Community Programme
£9,600 19/01/2021
11
The funding will be used to cover the running costs to restore community services which includes lunch clubs activities for children and young people LGBT inclusion group foodbank and support ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 02/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Church and Community Centre
£3,330 22/07/2020
5
to run two lunch clubs per week for 20 isolated older people in line with government advice, either with meals delivered to homes or provided to smaller groups at the Centre
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul
£5,103 15/11/2019
We would like to fix our lift, enabling all to access the whole building, and not excluding those who are wheelchair bound.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/2009, number: 1132965
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 16 days late, AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

St. Pauls Church
Hills Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1JP

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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