Overall GiG Score: -7 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1

    PORTADOWN/ST MARKS/ARMAGH/CHURCH OF IRELAND 

    The principal function is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting through the work of the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society as a whole and offering support for those needing help is fundamental to the practical delivery of the tenets of Christianity. As a result of activity in pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, the Parish has custody of a large body of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural heritage, the maintenance of which is undertaken by the Parish as a secondary charitable purpose.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 8 years

    www.stmarksportadown.org

    office@stmarksportadown.org

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Income £234,251 £365,828 £346,923 £256,753 £373,860 £234,049
    Spending £241,549 £363,902 £340,759 £224,889 £222,646 £201,948
    Surplus/deficit -£7,298 £1,926 £6,164 £31,864 £151,214 £32,101
    What it does
    • The advancement of religion
    Who it helps
    • General public
    How it operates
    • Religious activities
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    National Churches Trust - Partnership award to PORTADOWN, St Mark
    £10,000 07/03/2018
    to replace missing or broken slates, loose masonry, support beam in the bell tower, gutter work, steel floor beams, cut out rusting dowell and replace stone, point joints on stonework, and external ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 22/01/2016, number: NIC104635
    Main office

    Fergus Hall, 13A Church Street, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh, BT62 3LN

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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