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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of hackney
Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HACKNEY 

Sunday and midweek worship as part of the Church of England. Mission and outreach activities include a weekly Foodbank in association with Hackney Food Bank, a winter night shelter and Credit Union. Other activities include outreach to youth and children, and pastoral care for people within the parish.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are 29 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £90,470 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending


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Established: 10 years

www.saint.church

hello@saint.church

02089855374

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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
31/12/21£1,955£2,230£-275£0£418£-90-0.524110
31/12/20£2,771£3,511£-740£10£680£1550.522110
31/12/19£2,714£4,170£-1,456£7£1,420£1,3353.815110
31/12/18£893£1,600£-707£1£2,876£2,82421.213110
31/12/17£2,373£735£1,638£0£3,587£3,49657.17106
31/12/16£589£844£-255£0£1,947£1,87426.630
31/12/15£371£358£13£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 76%
Liabilities/Income: 69%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -22%
Reserves/Spending: -0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Hackney,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 24 employees
  • 110 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
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£1,350 15/05/2020
To support the organisation to deliver a takeaway lunch service from their Lighthouse centre in Hackney and a new location, Leyton Church, to meet a gap in provision for people struggling as a result ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 10/07/2019
The Lighthouse Project
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John at Hackney
£100,000 04/07/2019
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The Lighthouse Project - delivering community services in east London.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St John at Hackney Church
£2,230,400 03/12/2014
The St John at Hackney Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (29)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 24/29 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2014, number: 1158545
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.LUKE'S HACKNEY on 11/07/2019
Main office

Hackney Church House
1 Prodigal Square
London
London
E8 1FX

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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