Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    PORTSMOUTH ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUST (TRUST PROPERTY)

    The advancement of the Roman Catholic religion in the Diocese of Portsmouth through its parishes, schools and other works.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received 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

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

    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
    31/08/23£5,255£86,099£-80,845£72£0£0n/a2175,000
    31/08/22£14,551£14,833£-282£200£80,845£75,351612162,328
    31/08/21£14,213£12,983£1,231£299£76,412£71,65966.22422,500
    31/08/20£14,209£14,296£-87£460£68,469£64,61354.2240150
    31/08/19£15,289£15,537£-249£360£69,617£65,73450.82605,000
    31/08/18£14,100£16,176£-2,076£420£70,429£66,54449.42650
    31/08/17£16,338£16,661£-324£336£69,184£65,00046.82770
    31/08/16£14,526£16,202£-1,675£815£65,747£61,74245.72730
    31/08/15£14,195£15,452£-1,258£1,264£67,043£62,99348.92690
    31/08/14£14,836£14,735£100£748£67,227£62,91351.22680
    31/08/13£14,897£14,282£616£886£66,541£62,23652.32640
    31/08/12£16,141£15,077£1,064£895£64,362£60,281482670
    31/08/11£14,755£13,487£1,268£896£62,872£58,85752.42800
    31/08/10£15,957£13,996£1,961£1,413£60,054£56,040482860
    31/08/09£13,753£13,185£567£1,495£58,829£54,76849.82770
    31/08/08£13,537£13,333£204£916£57,481£53,03147.72660
    31/08/07*£12,841£12,516£326£1,027£57,275£3,5073.42580
    31/08/06?£9,359£7,839£1,520n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£13,017£11,737£1,281n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£13,673£11,411£2,262n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
    Liabilities/Income: 0%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
    Reserves/Spending: 0 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
    Quick Ratio: NAN
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 59 years
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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • 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
    • Guernsey, Jersey, Throughout England,
    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
    Department for Education£2,474,023
    Home Office£384,704
    DCMS£18,750
    Dorset Community Foundation£1,610
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Immaculate Conception and St Joseph's Church
    £1,610 06/12/2022
    A Thursday Warm Space offer to include refreshments, activities and 2 course lunch
    Home Office - Resettlement Programme - Post Arrival Support
    £384,704 19/04/2021
    The UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) started in March 2021 and reaffirms the UKs ongoing commitment to refugee resettlement. Resettlement relies on collaborative working with local authorities to deliver practical support to refugees on arrival and ....more
    Department for Education - Priority School Building Programme 2
    £80,868 01/04/2021
    Capital funding to improve the condition of schools in the most urgent need of repair. Improvements are delivered either by DfE on behalf of Local Authorities, or by Local Authorities directly.
    DCMS - Cathedral Church of St John The Evangelist
    £18,750 08/11/2020
    Maintenance plan, reports, etc. to tender for repair of the roof
    Department for Education - Priority Schools Building Programme 2
    £2,393,155 01/04/2020
    Capital funding to improve the condition of schools in the most urgent need of repair. Improvements are delivered either by DfE on behalf of Local Authorities, or by Local Authorities directly.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • Portsmouth Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1966, number: 246871
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR07: 3 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from KNIGHTS OF SAINT COLUMBA (PROVINCE 35) SEMINARY AMENITY FUND on 17/08/2021
    Main office

    Diocesan Office
    St. Edmund House
    Bishop Crispian Way
    PORTSMOUTH
    PO1 3QA

    Objectives

    TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    GREAT BRITAIN AND ABROAD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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