WILTSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Charity number: 1075598
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide grants to help towards the preservation, repair and maintenance of the church fabric. Applications are administered by the local archdeaconaries. Trustees and Deanery Reps meet half-yearly to award grants. Funds are raised from investment income, private donations, bequests, church donations, "Ride & Stride" and "Friends of Wiltshire Churches" membership and fund raising.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £116,635
Total expenditure: £110,604

People

16 Trustee(s)

16 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:
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 May 1999: Standard registration
  • 06 August 2018: Funds received from 261005 THE HARTHAM CHURCH CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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
HIS HONOUR MARK EVERALL KC Chair 15 December 2011
None on record
Venerable Emma Louise Ellis Trustee 18 July 2025
SOWTER CLERICAL LIBRARY
Received: On time
Patrick Wintour Trustee 14 November 2022
None on record
Luke March Trustee 14 November 2022
THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS' FUND
Received: On time
WESSEX MEDICAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE WOODFORD VALLEY WITH ARCHERS GATE
Received: On time
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Received: On time
Stephen Lake Rt REv Trustee 31 July 2022
None on record
William John Hiscocks Trustee 13 June 2022
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Received: On time
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
James Donald Hay Trustee 13 June 2022
None on record
The Venerable Christopher Bryan Trustee 20 May 2019
THE BRISTOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED
Received: On time
TEACH US TOO CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Rev GRAHAM WARMINGTON Trustee 24 November 2018
None on record
Canon CHARLES WALTER EDWARD RALPH BUCHAN FCA Trustee 13 June 2015
None on record
SARAH ROSE TROUGHTON Trustee 20 February 2012
None on record
BRIAN WOODRUFFE Trustee 12 December 2011
None on record
MICHAEL JEREMY HODGES Trustee 17 September 2011
THE WILTSHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND WILTSHIRE
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF THE ORDINARIATE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM
Received: On time
THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY HOSPITALLER ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM OF RHODES AND OF MALTA
Received: On time
ANNE DOYLE DSG Trustee
MELKSHAM FOODBANK AND LIFELINE CIO
Recently registered
MRS ANNE COOKE Trustee
None on record
NEIL OWEN SKELTON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £104.99k £95.85k £98.58k £114.01k £116.64k
Total expenditure £58.94k £97.78k £93.56k £220.81k £110.60k
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 March 2025 04 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 04 December 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 24 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 On time
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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 11/11/1954 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 29/11/2013

Charitable objects

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

Area of benefit

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

WILTSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
The Garden House
Ferne
SHAFTESBURY
Dorset
SP7 0EU
Phone:
01747828012
Email:
sec.whct@gmail.com
Website:

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