THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH COWES

Charity number: 1081108
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends is established to assist in the maintenance, restoration, preservation, repair, improvement and beautification of the fabric of St. Mary's Cowes, Cowes, Isle of Wight and of the monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in the Church and Churchyard belonging to the Church and to preserve and protect the Church as a place of Christian Worship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 23 March 2025

Total income: £1,204
Total expenditure: £140

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Isle Of Wight

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 June 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon John Dunstan Bean Chair
THE HARRIETT GUY AND COWES WAR MEMORIAL CONVALESCENT HOME FUND
Received: On time
Barbara Winder Trustee 22 February 2016
None on record
KEITH WILFRED PARKER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 23/03/2021 23/03/2022 23/03/2023 23/03/2024 23/03/2025
Total gross income £2.08k £1.02k £1.37k £2.53k £1.20k
Total expenditure £124 £132 £2.14k £140 £140
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 23 March 2025 11 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 23 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 23 March 2024 15 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 23 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 23 March 2023 07 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 23 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 23 March 2022 30 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 23 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 23 March 2021 06 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 23 March 2021 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 MARCH 1999

Charitable objects

TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE FABRIC OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH COWES, IN THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CHURCH) AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED-GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN THE CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CHURCH AS A PLACE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.

Area of benefit

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

ST MARY'S CHURCH COWES, IN THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH

Contact information

Address:
44 CORONATION ROAD
COWES
PO31 7JY
Phone:
01983296614
Email:
beansofcowes@gmail.com
Website:

No information available