THE FRIENDS OF ST JAMES, BIDDENHAM

Charity number: 1111855
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends of St James, Biddenham, is an independent charity which allows anyone who values St James's Church as a focal point in village life to contribute to the "preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, improvement and ornamentation" of the fabric of the church and church barn and also of the land, plants and structures within the curtilage of the church and graveyard.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £4,088
Total expenditure: £2,970

People

5 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 October 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • THE FRIENDS OF ST JAMES (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Risk management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER ANTHONY FREDERICK KIMBER Trustee 23 January 2024
ROTARY CLUB OF BEDFORD CHARITY TRUST FUND
Received: On time
Jennifer Kimber Trustee 23 January 2024
None on record
Rev Eric John Lomax Trustee 18 January 2018
ST JOHNS HOMES
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS' CHURCH KEMPSTON
Received: On time
Diana Marianne Shooter Trustee 06 May 2014
None on record
PETER RUTLAND LEVERKUS 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 £5.23k £4.40k £4.73k £3.53k £4.09k
Total expenditure £6.38k £4.99k £3.76k £3.39k £2.97k
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 04 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 10 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 4 AUGUST 2005 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 26 NOV 2016

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME RECEIVED BY THEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS HEREINAFTER MENTIONED UPON TRUST TO APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE APPLIED THE SAME AT SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION REPAIR MAINTENANCE RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT AND ORNAMENTATION OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES BIDDENHAM AFORESAID AND THE ADJOINING CHURCH BARN AND ALSO OF THE LAND PLANTS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JAMES BIDDENHAM AND OF THE ADJOINING CHURCH BARN AND OF THE GRAVEYARD TO THE NORTH OF THE CHURCH INCLUDING WALLS GATES HEADSTONES TREES AND OTHER PLANTS

Area of benefit

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

BIDDENHAM, BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
61A CHURCH END
BIDDENHAM
BEDFORD
MK40 4AS
Phone:
01234353662
Email:
peter@leverkus.plus.com
Website:

No information available