Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY LE STRAND WITH ST CLEMENT DANES 

The Charity is the parochial church council for the ecclesiastical parish of St Mary le Strand with St Clement Danes. It provides religious services within the parish and maintains the parish church of St Mary le Strand.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£203£196£7n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£193£168£25n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/20£71£77£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£65£92£-27n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£69£68£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£39£58£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£79£52£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£48£52£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£65£72£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£69£105£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£33£67£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£129£227£-98£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.stmarylestrand.com

revdpeterb@stmarylestrand.com

07985 066100

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary Le Strand Church
£118,500 20/05/2021
The Jewel in the Strand
National Churches Trust - Gateway award to LONDON, Westminster, St Mary le Strand
£6,000 05/03/2020
DEVELOPMENT - feasibility study to explore new uses and condition survey

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2011, number: 1140177
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 20 days late, AR14: 103 days late,
Main office

St. Mary Le Strand Church
Strand
LONDON
WC2R 1ES

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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