Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S LUTTERWORTH 

We promote Christianity through a variety of activities: regular public worship, events for all ages, we provide a building and Churchyard open to the public for prayer & contemplation, we conduct pastoral work with those in need, assemblies and activities in local schools, run a foodbank and support other charities in the UK and overseas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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.lutterworthchurch.org

office@lutterworthchurch.org

01455 558797

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£451£351£101n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/21£293£296£-3n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/12/20£347£315£32n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/19£244£268£-25n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/12/18*£230£251£-21£0£0£0n/a0100
31/12/17£253£259£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£200£237£-37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£262£247£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£211£217£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£208£165£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£161£174£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£172£159£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£239£287£-48£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicestershire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£60,000 02/11/2023
3dpw generalist CA adviser, 2 years
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£56,641 20/03/2023
Participation worker (15hpw, 2yrs)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£5,000 25/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£59,831 15/03/2022
New Foodbank Operations Supervisor role (15 hours a week) and additional PM hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£4,991 24/02/2021
Increase in PM's hours and purchase of 'Bag for Life' carrier bags
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£3,294 10/06/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£4,857 31/12/2018
12
Food bank warehouse equipment
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lutterworth & Villages Foodbank
£4,857 12/12/2018
Warehouse equipment
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2010, number: 1134507
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; AR18: 13 days late,
Main office

ST Mary's Church
CHURCH GATE
LUTTERWORTH
LE17 4AN

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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