Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LINCOLN ST SWITHIN

The primary aims of the Trust are to be an Anglican church which plays our part in seeking to help people encounter the LOVE of God, LIVE in the way of Jesus and GO in the power of the Spirit to see lives changed and communities transformed. We exist to be a city centre resourcing church.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 23 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£496	£484	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£476	£408	£68	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£473	£477	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£372	£624	£-253	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£342	£270	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£273	£260	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£287	£263	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£245	£188	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£349	£178	£171	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.stswithins.org.uk

info@stswithins.org.uk

01522275067

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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

Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£53,800
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£8,000
The Bishop Radford Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to St Swithin's Church
£53,800	18/10/2022 36	towards three years’ salary and project costs for running Alpha as an evangelistic and discipleship tool across multiple church sites and other contexts, focussing on the evangelisation and discipleship of young people in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The Bishop Radford Trust - Grant to St Swithun's Church - Lincoln
£2,000	29/04/2022	Love your Neighbour provision in Lincoln.
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - St Swithin’s Lincoln Covid Project
£4,000	14/05/2020	Emergency food and provisions
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - St Swithin’s Lincoln Covid Project
£4,000	14/05/2020	Emergency food and provisions

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (23)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 22/23 persons

ANDREW SHEPHERD Appointed: 2023

CALLUM WILLIAM ROPER Appointed: 2021

DALE NEWMAN Appointed: 2024

DAN CHARD Appointed: 2018

DR MICHAEL ROSS GLENFIELD Appointed: 2024

GAIL LOUISE FIELDS Appointed: 2024

JANE LOUISE PICKERSGILL Appointed: 2021

JENNIFER LORRAINE MOAT Appointed: 2023

JOHN CROWDER Appointed: 2020

MARK PERRY Appointed: 2019

PHIL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2018

RACHEL CAROL TYRRELL Appointed: 2016

REV JAMES PRESTWOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2014

RICHARD JOHN LAMBERT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Engineer

REV BENJAMIN ERIC BRADY Appointed: 2021

REV BENJAMIN JONATHAN WILLIS Appointed: 2022

REV JOHN CAMERON WATT Appointed: 2024

REV JULIETTE SOPHIE WILLIS Appointed: 2022

REV VICTORIA LAWRENCE Appointed: 2023

ROSEMARY ANNE BROOKS Appointed: 2022

RYAN ANTHONY RAWLINSON Appointed: 2024

SUSAN BARBARA ELIZABETH WATT Appointed: 2018

THOMAS WILLIAM HERBERT Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2015, number: 1162338

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

St. Swithins Church
The Salthouse
Free School Lane
LINCOLN
LN2 1EY

Objectives

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

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