GLOUCESTERSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 1120266
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity raises money to make grants for the maintenance and repair of historic churches of all Christian denominations in the County of Gloucestershire.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £230,095
Total expenditure: £158,920

People

5 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 July 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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 vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Pearce Trustee 10 June 2025
None on record
Patricia Broadfoot Trustee 10 June 2025
None on record
Ray Singleton Trustee 08 March 2022
None on record
JONATHAN MACKECHNIE-JARVIS Trustee 01 January 2014
None on record
DAVID GORDON KINGSMILL Trustee 21 October 2013
THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £178.14k £245.80k £145.42k £160.47k £230.10k
Total expenditure £181.83k £185.05k £171.06k £147.77k £158.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 18 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 07 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 16 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME DATED 15/08/2006 AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 04/12/2006 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 08/10/2013

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, GOODS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Wenn Townsend
5 Gosditch Street
Cirencester
GL7 2AG
Phone:
01285 659778
Email:
secretary@GHCT.org.uk
Website:

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