Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FROME SELWOOD

Church of England Parish Church in Frome, Somerset.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 14 years

www.stjohnsfrome.com

administrator@sjfrome.co.uk

01373462325

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£142	£81	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	85
31/12/21	£86	£82	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/12/20	£72	£79	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19	£93	£98	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	93
31/12/18	£92	£97	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	80
31/12/17	£77	£83	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£93	£74	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£70	£68	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£98	£96	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£71	£73	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£67	£52	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£66	£54	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£69	£88	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Religious Activities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
85 volunteers

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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	£22,050
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Provision of access-friendly external doors for community centre
£10,000	28/09/2023	The funding will be used to install a set of access-friendly bespoke fully glazed external doors leading from the entrance yard into the lower part of this community building. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to install a set of access-friendly bespoke fully glazed external doors leading from the entrance yard into the lower part of this community building. The project aims to help make the building accessible and to provide a further fire escape route from the lower part of the building which will benefit the various community groups who use this space.
DCMS - St John the Baptist Church, Frome
£2,445	25/01/2021	Repairs to chimney and guttering. The wider aim of the scheme is: This scheme is part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Governments £1.57 billion support package to protect the countrys cultural, ....more Repairs to chimney and guttering. The wider aim of the scheme is: This scheme is part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Governments £1.57 billion support package to protect the countrys cultural, arts and heritage organisations. Historic England is offering grant funding as part of the Heritage Stimulus Fund, capital funding which forms part of the support package. This encompasses a number of grant funds to help the heritage sector recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding will support owners of listed buildings to carry out maintenance and small-scale urgent repair work ando revitalise decaying historic buildingso improve the condition of the nations heritageo protect jobs in the heritage construction sectoro underpin specialist heritage professionals and crafts people
DCMS - St John the Baptist Church, Frome
£605	25/01/2021	Repairs to chimney and guttering. The wider aim of the scheme is: This scheme is part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Governments £1.57 billion support package to protect the countrys cultural, ....more Repairs to chimney and guttering. The wider aim of the scheme is: This scheme is part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Governments £1.57 billion support package to protect the countrys cultural, arts and heritage organisations. Historic England is offering grant funding as part of the Heritage Stimulus Fund, capital funding which forms part of the support package. This encompasses a number of grant funds to help the heritage sector recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding will support owners of listed buildings to carry out maintenance and small-scale urgent repair work ando revitalise decaying historic buildingso improve the condition of the nations heritageo protect jobs in the heritage construction sectoro underpin specialist heritage professionals and crafts people
DCMS - CRF20 Frome St John the Baptist PCC
£19,000	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	10/07/2019	Redevelopment of the Bennett Centre Frome
National Lottery Community Fund - Converting cellar to community space
£10,000	26/03/2018 12	The funding will be used to convert a storage cellar into a community space which will be used for social activities, self-help groups and a dementia friendly café. The project aims to reduce social ....more The funding will be used to convert a storage cellar into a community space which will be used for social activities, self-help groups and a dementia friendly café. The project aims to reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing in the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible toilets and associated flooring for the Bennett Centre
£10,000	12/10/2016 12	This project will use the funding to provide additional toilets and improved flooring to the community centre. This will improve the accessibility of the facilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fire stop doors & external lighting for the Bennett Community Centre
£10,000	04/10/2012 12	This is a project by a charity in Frome, Somerset. The group will use the funding to purchase and install fire doors and emergency lighting in the community centre to meet current health and safety ....more This is a project by a charity in Frome, Somerset. The group will use the funding to purchase and install fire doors and emergency lighting in the community centre to meet current health and safety regulations. This will provide an improved and safe facility for the local community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

AMANDA ROSEMARY CROOK, Other trusteeship: THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH RESTORATION FUND,

BRIAN RODERICK ESSEX Appointed: 2021

CHRISTINE SYLVIA HOLLAND

JANET ELIZABETH MARY CAUDWELL, Other trusteeship: THYNNE'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

KATHRYN MARY YEAMAN Appointed: 2017

LOIS MARY BUSHELL, Other trusteeship: THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH RESTORATION FUND,

MR NEIL MCCORMICK, Other trusteeship: THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH RESTORATION FUND,

PETER CONNEW

REV COLIN ALSBURY, Other trusteeships: THYNNE'S ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH RESTORATION FUND, THYNNE'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, KEYFORD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, HARRIET BYARD'S SUNDAY SCHOOL FOUNDATION, TAUNTON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,

ROSSLYN FROOMS Appointed: 2016

TERENCE WILLIAM BUSHELL Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE ST JOHN'S CHURCH RESTORATION FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2010, number: 1133925

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Administrator
St Johns Cottage
1 Church Steps
Frome
Somerset
BA11 1PL

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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