Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PCC 

The PCC's charitable objectives are primarily focused on the promotion of Christianity within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Minchinhampton with Box.It achieves this in many ways including regular public worship which is open to all and provided free of charge, the provision of sacred space for prayer and contemplation, pastoral work, and the teaching of Christianity in Church and local schools.
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 have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 9 years

www.minchchurch.org.uk

admin@minchchurch.org.uk

01453882477

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£239£175£63n/an/an/an/an/a171
31/12/21£192£196£-4n/an/an/an/an/a162
31/12/20£212£250£-38n/an/an/an/an/a160
31/12/19£210£149£61n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/18£451£481£-30£0£0£0n/a0300
31/12/17£658£659£-1£0£156£450.810
31/12/16£192£173£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 171 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£15,882
Garfield Weston Foundation£5,000
The Archbishops' Council £4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Archbishops' Council - Organ conservation grant to Minchinhampton, Holy Trinity, Diocese of Gloucester (Pilgrim Trust)
£4,000 20/07/2022
Conservation of organ by Nicholson & Lord, 1887
DCMS - Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
£15,882 05/02/2021
Works for repair include: fixing defects in the floor tiling at the step up into the sanctuary from the choir space, fixing damp damage to the plaster and tiles in the sanctuary deteriorating, and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 30/04/2019
Holy Trinity Church refurbishment of Entrance Lobby.
Joseph Rank Trust - Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton
£35,000 23/10/2017
To part fund the Church property scheme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 10/10/2017
Reordering and refurbishment of Holy Trinity Church, Minchinhampton.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2015, number: 1163940
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
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

LITTLE ACRE
THE PARK
MINCHINHAMPTON
STROUD
GL6 9BS

Objectives

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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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