FRIENDS OF SHENSTONE TOWER

Charity number: 1187173
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Friends of Shenstone Tower is raising funds to repair and put into community use Shenstone's old church tower. We are doing this through grants and fund-raising from our local community. Once we have raised sufficient funds, we will repair the Tower. We will then open to the public and community use; and raise sufficient funds to ensure ongoing maintenance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £12,880
Total expenditure: £29,468

Total income includes £6,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

20 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

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 January 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jeremy David Cotton Chair 06 August 2019
THE KING GEORGE V MEMORIAL SCOUTS AND GUIDES RECREATION LANDS
Received: On time
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY YOUTH SERVICES
Received: On time
Ian Richard Law Trustee 27 June 2023
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHENSTONE
Recently registered
Peter William Lawrence Trustee 27 June 2023
None on record
Joseph James David Matile Trustee 09 January 2020
None on record
Shirley Ann O'Mara Trustee 06 August 2019
None on record
Stuart Alan Jones Trustee 06 August 2019
SHENSTONE RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Received: On time
Karen Jane Welch Trustee 06 August 2019
None on record
Bronwen Brazell Ross Trustee 06 August 2019
None on record
Paula Ball Trustee 06 August 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £31.01k £241.65k £299.57k £12.88k
Total expenditure £18.09k £162.65k £350.25k £29.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £6.00k N/A N/A £6.00k

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 24 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 02 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 18 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 18 September 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

RESTORE, PRESERVE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER PUBLIC, THE HISTORIC ENGLAND GRADE 2* LISTED (AT RISK) OLD CHURCH TOWER (LIST ENTRY NUMBER 10388300) SPECIFICALLY TO: DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY USE OF THE TOWER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC; AS AN INTIMATE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS; AS AN HISTORICAL LEARNING CENTRE AND AS A VIEWING PLATFORM ON THE ESTABLISHED SHENSTONE HERITAGE TRAIL.

Contact information

Address:
25C Main Street
Shenstone
LICHFIELD
Staffordshire
WS14 0LZ
Phone:
01543481947
Email:
ADMIN@SHENSTONE-STAFFS.GOV.UK
Website:

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