Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF GODALMING MINSTER 

Parochial Church Council
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 27 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 15 years

www.godalmingminster.org

office@godalmingminster.org

01483421267

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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
31/12/22£609£666£-57£10£3,790£3265.91195
31/12/21£487£573£-86n/an/an/an/an/a110
31/12/20£503£570£-66£43£3,790£3046.49130
31/12/19£619£582£37£7£3,376£3356.97120
31/12/18£610£459£151£13£3,298£2947.77100
31/12/17£1,226£462£764£16£2,862£2526.6100
31/12/16£814£438£376£12£2,077£1985.4120
31/12/15£1,385£548£837£101£1,698£2024.4110
31/12/14£474£393£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£397£354£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£418£434£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£405£365£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£442£408£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£432£446£-14£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 92%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 95 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Busbridge & Hambledon Church
£3,150 29/11/2017
We want to expand our Chairobics sessions for older people and need stable chairs and a part time instructor.
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Befriending Network
£10,000 22/09/2016
12
Salary of the Coordinator of a Befriending scheme supporting anyone who is isolated, lonely, or vulnerable, and who would benefit from receiving a regular visitor - the majority of those visited are ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (27)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 22/27 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/02/2009, number: 1128305
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Old Rectory
Old Rectory Gardens
GODALMING
GU7 1XB

Objectives

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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