Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, CHEADLE

Regular public worship open to all,providing sacred space for prayer/contemplation,pastoral work,teaching Christianity by sermons,courses,groups,religious school assemblies,children's clubs with Christian ethos,promoting Christianity by staging events/meetings&distributing literature, promoting whole Church mission by providing activities for all age groups,supporting other UK& overseas charities.
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 recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • There are 22 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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£835£735£100£2£1,066£77612.77253
31/12/21£582£646£-64£2£966£65312.16245
31/12/20£765£684£81£2£1,029£69412.28251
31/12/19£627£734£-107£3£948£74912.28250
31/12/18£648£696£-48£2£1,055£83314.49229
31/12/17£690£601£89£2£1,104£84016.860
31/12/16£603£621£-18£0£1,015£78515.250
31/12/15£614£721£-108£2£1,033£82913.840
31/12/14£537£571£-34£2£1,140£8541840
31/12/13£511£549£-38£2£1,174£89319.540
31/12/12£535£545£-11£3£1,213£94220.740
31/12/11£494£479£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£552£696£-144£3£1,209£9251630

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 12.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 12
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.cheadle.org.uk

churchoffice@cheadle.org.uk

01614288050

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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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
  • Stockport,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 06/05/2022
Upper Room Roof Replacement
Forever Manchester - Handy Ladies serving the Community
£3,000 03/12/2020
Provisions for community café

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (22)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 20/22 persons

  • ANDREW PUGH Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLINE SALISBURY Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID GRAHAM LOWCOCK
  • DR PATRICIA MARGARET BERRY Appointed: 2014
  • FIONA SUSAN GOODE, Occupation: Solicitor
  • IAN HOWARD Appointed: 2020
  • JEREMY JAMES HARRIS
  • JOANNE LOUISE DAVIDS Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN LANCELOT BERRY
  • LAURA KATE READ Appointed: 2018
  • LESLEY GRIBBIN Appointed: 2019
  • NIGEL HOOPER Appointed: 2022
  • PHILIP GEORGE HENRY WELLS
  • RUTH HEATHER ORMISTON Appointed: 2012
  • REV IAN CHIDLOW Appointed: 2023
  • ROBERT NAVESEY Appointed: 2012
  • SARAH HOLMES Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH RUTH PARIKH Appointed: 2019
  • STAN TOMALIN Appointed: 2016
  • TIM PHILLIPS Appointed: 2018
  • TRISH WELLS Appointed: 2018
  • WINSOME RICHBELL-BROWN Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2010, number: 1134783
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cheadle Parish Office
11 Wilmslow Road
CHEADLE
SK8 1DW

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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