Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTH ABINGDON 

The main activity of the PCC is to promote the whole mission of the Church:- Regular public worship & sacred space open to all- Pastoral work- Teaching of Christianity- Religious assemblies in schools- Promotion of Christianity- Activities for senior citizens, youth, children, parents/toddlers and other special need groups- Supporting 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 modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • There are 29 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,633,591 available, equivalent to 43 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/12/23£827£731£96£0£2,967£2,63443.28300
31/12/22£766£692£74£0£2,859£2,5934510300
31/12/21£650£629£21£0£2,809£2,623509300
31/12/20£659£613£46£0£2,786£2,6605214300
31/12/19£637£650£-13£0£2,741£2,69249.715300
31/12/18£660£602£58£0£2,754£2,71054120
31/12/17£586£585£1£0£2,696£2,66354.6110
31/12/16£566£560£6£0£2,695£2,65656.9110
31/12/15*£529£558£-29£4£2,689£2,65957.270
31/12/14£633£582£51£4£2,718£2,68655.370

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 43.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.cca.uk.net

office@cca.uk.net

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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
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 300 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£5,000
Co-Operative Group£2,886
Masonic Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Abingdon Foodbank – Christ Church Abingdon
£2,886 21/10/2023
We are raising funds to fill our shelves! Each week we give out scores of: tinned goods, pasta, rice, milk, bread, cheese, custard, vegetables, cereal, jam, soup, porridge, tea, coffee, and more !
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 29/11/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Abingdon Foodbank
£5,000 25/10/2022
Emergency grant
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 04/11/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (29)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 26/29 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/09/2013, number: 1153844
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR15: 0 days late,
Main office

CHRISTCHURCH
NORTHCOURT ROAD
ABINGDON
OX14 1PL

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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