Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ST PETER'S BETHNAL GREEN

To promote in the parish the whole mission of the Church with a focus to worship God, make friends and change the world. This is achieved through working alongside a number of organisations as partners in undertaking mercy, justice and evangelism, practically, financially and/or in encouraging people to volunteer, and receiving support from them to fulfil our calling as a local church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/23£674£632£42£10£1,085£1112.1130
31/12/22£197£174£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£218£205£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£149£124£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£194£242£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£225£229£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£242£232£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£284£293£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£345£362£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£171£215£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 10%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

www.stpetersbethnalgreen.org

info@stpetersbethnalgreen.org

07771508393

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - CRF21: St Peter's Bethnal Green
£23,600 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Peter's Bethnal Green
£8,700 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £8,700, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisations current grant.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to St Peter's Bethnal Green
£87,620 22/09/2016
£87,620 for access improvements to St Peter’s Bethnal Green.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON MCINDOE Appointed: 2021
  • ANDREA MCINTOSH Appointed: 2023
  • ANDREW RIXON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • ANNE JUDITH BISHOP Appointed: 2021
  • CHARLOTTE PARMITER Appointed: 2024
  • JESSICA EMILIA MARTIN Appointed: 2023
  • JOY MIDDLETON Appointed: 2024
  • PAMELA HALUWA Appointed: 2024
  • REV PHILIPPA COOK (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • TIM LOVELL Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2013, number: 1154668
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE VICARAGE
ST. PETER'S CLOSE
LONDON
E2 7AE

Objectives

PROMOTING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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