Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
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
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTER

Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching of christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. The provision of youth clubs with a christian ethos. Promotion of christianity through the staging of events and meetings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/22£329£504£-176n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£532£692£-160£3£392£1182560
31/12/20£395£508£-113n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£274£289£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£204£231£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£171£176£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£183£328£-145n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£208£161£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£200£186£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£167£173£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£158£146£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£169£170£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£184£193£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stpaulschichester.org

office@stpaulschichester.org

01243533403

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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
  • West Sussex,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£29,988
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Sussex Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ensuring a Church for the Community
£10,000 16/09/2022
The funding will be used to continue feeding homeless people breakfast every day and offering lunch to the community every week supporting refugees from Syria Afghanistan Iran Ukraine every week. The project aims to always support the marginalised ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Support the most vulnerable during COVID-19 and beyond
£9,990 28/01/2021
7
The funding will be used to deliver a support service for vulnerable people in the local community. The project aims to improve mental resilience and build community relationships during the pandemic.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Paul's Church & Parish Centre
£20,000 08/12/2020
24
towards two years' salary and running costs of a community centre serving a deprived community in Chichester, West Sussex.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Church & Parish Centre
£5,000 29/06/2020
St Paul’s Church and Parish Centre is open every day to the community. It is used for community events and local activities that support homeless people, refugees, people with mental health issues, children, and older people. Funding will support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting the most vulnerable during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
£9,998 24/04/2020
7
The funding will be used to deliver a range of social events and activities for the community after the coronavirus lockdown has ended. The project aims to support people to ease back into the community and improve wellbeing.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Church & Parish Centre
£5,000 21/04/2020
St Paul’s Parish Centre is a community facility providing venue and facilities to local residents, surrounding parishes and over 40 local organisations. Funding to increase capacity to support the high-risk and vulnerable isolating. Adapting ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Paul’s Church
£81,500 05/11/2019
St Paul's Community Access Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Building a Legacy for our Community
£9,998 11/07/2019
12
The organisation will refurbish their local church and parish council facility with a view to providing additioanl facilities to meet the requirements of people within the wider community.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to St Paul's Church & Parish Centre
£5,000 05/07/2019
12
Funding was provided furniture, fittings and equipment for a new café area and training of two volunteers.
National Churches Trust - Foundation award to CHICHESTER, St Paul
£3,000 04/07/2019
Repairs to leaded glass windows
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 18/06/2019
Building a Legacy for our Community
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BETHANY APRIL HERROD Appointed: 2022
  • CAROLINE JANE ADAMS Appointed: 2023
  • CHANTAL EMMANUELLE LUSHINGTON Appointed: 2022
  • CHANTAL TOMLINSON Appointed: 2024
  • CHRISTINE MARY MEADEN Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER DENIS MERRIEN Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID FOSTER Appointed: 2018
  • DR KATHERINE HELEN STEPHEN Appointed: 2023
  • IAN CRESWICK Appointed: 2024
  • JEANNE ELIZABETH TAYLOR Appointed: 2022
  • MARGARET JOYCE HEALD Appointed: 2018
  • MARGIE CALDICOTT Appointed: 2023
  • MARK ANTHONY HOLL Appointed: 2023
  • MARTIN HENRY RENDELL TOMLINSON MBE Appointed: 2020
  • MARY JENNIFER AITCHISON Appointed: 2020
  • PATRICIA VINCENT-TOWNEND Appointed: 2024
  • REV'D RACHEL HAWES Appointed: 2018
  • RODERICK IAN SMITH Appointed: 2015
  • REV PAUL DOICK (Chair) Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2010, number: 1133785
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Pauls Church
Churchside
CHICHESTER
PO19 6FT

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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