THE HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity Number: 511181
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust exists to raise money to assist with the maintenance, repairs and improvement of historic churches of all christian denominations and to raise awareness within the administrative county of Herefordshire. This assistance is given by making grants and occasionally, in appropriate circumstances, by offering interest free loans.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £89,500
Total expenditure: £92,261

People

10 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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 Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Herefordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 March 1981: 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 policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
DAVID JOHN FURNIVAL Chair 12 March 2003
None on record
Tim Bridges Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
Sue Burleigh Trustee 24 April 2023
None on record
ROD BARKER Trustee 17 October 2019
None on record
Ben Furnival JP Trustee 26 October 2018
None on record
The Venerable Derek Christopher Chedzey Trustee 09 September 2018
None on record
STEPHEN CHEETHAM Trustee 20 April 2018
None on record
JOHN HANDBY Trustee 12 October 2017
None on record
LADY SUSANNA MCFARLANE MCSP DL Trustee 04 July 2013
SUCKLEY PARISH, ACADEMY AND COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
Received: On time
THE ELMS (COLWALL) LIMITED
Received: On time
ALI HAYDN JONES 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 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £88.88k £81.26k £72.43k £74.24k £89.50k
Total expenditure £112.70k £99.16k £86.85k £133.24k £92.26k
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 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 13 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 November 2020 18 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 November 2020 18 days late 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 08 NOV 1995

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN HEREFORDSHIRE AND OF MOUNUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS 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.

HEREFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Coppice Barn
The Woodhouse Farm
Staplow
LEDBURY
Herefordshire
HR8 1NP
Phone:
01531641955
Email:
david.furnival13@gmail.com
Website:

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