THE CHURCH LANDS

Charity number: 211409
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing funds for the upkeep and maintenance of the Parish Churches of St Peters, St Lukes and St Pauls

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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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 Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 1962: Standard registration
  • 26 June 1993: Removed
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE CHURCH LANDS CHARITY (Working name)
  • ST ALBANS CHURCH LANDS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Malcolm Olver Chair 02 November 2015
None on record
Rebecca Juliet Coady Trustee 11 March 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, ST ALBANS
Received: On time
Alexander Neal Hall Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record
Laurence Mark Garside Trustee 31 October 2016
None on record
Rev MARK DEARNLEY Trustee 30 November 2015
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, ST ALBANS
Received: On time
MARK WALLER Trustee
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER'S, ST ALBANS
Received: On time
PETER KASER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £641.09k £671.32k £708.89k £1.00m £828.84k
Total expenditure £710.90k £630.44k £534.57k £738.46k £741.04k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £641.09k £671.32k £708.89k £1.00m £828.84k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £315.00k £380.00k £335.00k £440.00k £466.76k
Expenditure - Raising funds £389.27k £230.86k £184.80k £277.08k £265.42k
Expenditure - Governance £6.63k £0 £0 £0 £9.26k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £380.00k £335.00k £440.00k £457.00k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £6.63k £19.57k £14.77k £21.38k £8.86k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £14.53m £15.40m £16.32m £12.65m £12.65m
Other assets £526.04k £493.67k £533.15k £790.93k £898.60k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £167.22k £93.96k £104.65k £98.94k £118.80k

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 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 08 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 08 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 December 2022 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 December 2022 53 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 December 2022 396 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 December 2022 396 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Linked charities

Linked charities
Governing document
SCHEMES OF 29 JULY 1881, 19 DECEMBER 1905, 9 SEPTEMBER 1910 AND 20 MARCH 1962
Charitable objects
HALF INCOME APPLIED IN AUGMENTATION OF "THE CHURCH LANDS"; THE OTHER HALF APPLIED IN AUGMENTATION OF "SIR RICHARD COXE'S CHARITY". FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO THE CHURCH LANDS: COMMNRS' SCHEME OF 08/05/1986
Area of benefit
PARISHES OF ST. PETER ST. ALBANS AND ST. PAUL ST. ALBANS
Registration history
  • 21 November 1962 : Standard registration
  • 26 June 1993 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
Collinson Hall
9-11 Victoria Street
ST. ALBANS
AL1 3UB
Phone:
01727 843 222
Website:

No information available