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home >> charity search >> the parochial church council of the ecclesiastical parish of st thomas's, finsbury park, london
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS'S, FINSBURY PARK, LONDON 

We hold regular services of Christian worship, have open-church times, provide pastoral care, hold regular drop-ins for the public.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • 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
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£84,821£73,782£11,03930
31/12/21*£75,071£79,856£-4,78530
31/12/20£98,751£98,780£-290
31/12/19£175,223£212,620£-37,3970
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

https://www.stthomaschurch.co.uk/

priest@stthomaschurch.co.uk

020 8809 6111

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£6,900 21/11/2023
1. Enabling the main church door to be opened from the outside by installing a new locking mechanism. 2. Making adjustments to the specification for the speaker system funded by Cloudesley.
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£11,000 22/11/2022
Further additions to AV system to add amplification in the church building, along with further upgrades to existing system.
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£8,000 23/11/2021
Project development for repairs to bell turret, plus temporary bell repair; microphones for loop and online services
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£5,000 08/02/2021
Purchase of AV equipment to enable better quality streaming of online services
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£5,000 29/05/2020
Purchase of AV equipment and software to enable creation of video content to be uploaded to online platforms; purchase of tablets for loaning to congregation members; creation of a comprehensive ....more
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£28,500 21/05/2019
Completion of maintenance works as identified in Quinquennial Report
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£6,000 27/11/2018
Battery
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£17,626 27/11/2018
SCBP Large Grant- Works to install solar panels on the main church roof with connection to supply, connection to feed-in to national grid - possibly including storage batteries - which will reduce ....more
Cloudesley - Grant to St Thomas the Apostle Finsbury Park
£3,500 11/10/2018
SCBP Small Grant (2) Additional funding towards installing energy efficient lighting throughout the church
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2018, number: 1179777
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,
Main office

St John's Vicarage
2a Gloucester Drive
London
N4 2LW

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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