BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity Number: 206471
Charity reporting is up to date (46 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Making Grants to Churches and Chapels etc of all denominations in the Archdeaconery of Buckingham

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £100,009
Total expenditure: £81,303

People

16 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 June 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BHCT (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sir David Roy Lidington Chair 12 October 2020
INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT
Received: On time
Bishop Dave Bull Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Michael Hunt Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Robert Frostick Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
GEORGE RUPERT ANSON Trustee 27 March 2023
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
HIS HONOUR CHRISTOPHER JOHN MEESE TYRER DL Trustee 27 March 2023
PRINCES RISBOROUGH ROTARY CLUB CHARITY FUND
Received: On time
LAURENCE PETER JOHNSON Trustee 28 March 2022
WIDMER END VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND
Received: On time
Countess Elizabeth Helen Howe Trustee 27 November 2020
None on record
Robert Ruck-Keene Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
MARILYNNE MORGAN CB Trustee 20 November 2012
None on record
CAROLINE MARY ASTON Trustee 14 March 2011
None on record
MARY ELIZABETH VILLIERS OBE Trustee
None on record
MARY SAUNDERS Trustee
None on record
ANDREW FINN-KELCEY Trustee
None on record
CAROLINE BRIDGET ABEL-SMITH OBE Trustee
None on record
THE HON MRS JENEFER ANNE FARNCOMBE Trustee
BEACONSFIELD OLD CHURCH SCHOOL CHARITY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/04/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £168.94k £72.00k £64.06k £67.56k £100.01k
Total expenditure £99.27k £131.16k £33.46k £57.85k £81.30k
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 30 April 2024 10 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 15 April 2025 46 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 08 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 08 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 28 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 07 March 2023 7 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 27 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 27 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2020 08 January 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30TH APRIL 1957

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORMANENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES.

Area of benefit

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

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
64 Georges Hill
Widmer End
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP15 6BH
Phone:
01494 715243
Email:
treasurer@bucks-historic-churches.org
Website:

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