FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED

Charity number: 1113097
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends own historic but redundant churches in England and Wales that would otherwise have been demolished or left to fall into ruin. The charity also has at its disposal the Cottam Will Trust which disburses grants for the embellishment of churches in use

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£2,516,748

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Donations and legacies £2.41m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £7.98k
Investments £95.28k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,343,484

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Raising funds £23.93k
Charitable activities £1.32m
Other £0

£518,147 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £461,368 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £23.93k
Charitable expenditure £1.32m
Retained for future use £1.17m

People

2 Employee(s)

14 Trustee(s)

73 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FRIENDLESS CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES (Previous name)
  • FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROGER EVANS Chair
None on record
Kirstie Robbins Trustee 27 September 2019
None on record
John William Edwards Trustee 20 March 2019
None on record
Simon John Morton Evans Trustee 08 June 2017
None on record
Rev Jack Alexander Barrow Trustee 08 October 2016
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MORTLAKE WITH EAST SHEEN
Received: On time
George Bulmer Trustee 03 October 2015
None on record
Dr Elizabeth Green Trustee 03 October 2015
None on record
SIR PAUL BRITTON Trustee 11 December 2012
None on record
Dr Richard Halsey Trustee
NORFOLK HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST
Received: On time
John Vigar Trustee
FRANCIS COALES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dr JOHN MORGAN GUY Trustee
None on record
Catherine Cullis Trustee
None on record
Rev PHILIP GRAY Trustee
None on record
PETER SCOTT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.37m £1.85m £3.83m £1.00m £2.52m
Total expenditure £549.65k £1.73m £3.39m £1.58m £1.34m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £159.46k £1.40m £2.84m £366.44k £461.37k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.28m £1.76m £3.72m £899.56k £2.41m
Income - Other trading activities £8.02k £6.44k £20.73k £6.55k £7.98k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £85.92k £81.71k £85.35k £96.68k £95.28k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £949.31k £949.31k £350.95k £174.27k £208.13k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £531.11k £1.71m £3.36m £1.55m £1.32m
Expenditure - Raising funds £18.55k £23.06k £27.37k £22.13k £23.93k
Expenditure - Governance £18.43k £9.68k £24.10k £27.53k £44.30k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £500
Expenditure - Investment management £18.07k £22.47k £26.48k £21.95k £23.58k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £11.61k £11.61k £12.48k £12.05k £11.61k
Long-term investments £2.84m £4.41m £4.27m £3.85m £5.74m
Other assets £823.10k £560.81k £1.69m £366.01k £216.39k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £11.22k £229.12k £823.41k £42.62k £97.65k

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 2024 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 December 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 2005 AMENDED 6 MARCH 2006.

Charitable objects

A) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS, WHETHER BELONGING TO OR USED OR FORMERLY USED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OR BY ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS BODY AS PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES OR CHAPELS; AND TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING TO ANY SUCH CHURCH OR CHAPEL. B) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL MERIT OR BEAUTY, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS, USED OR FORMERLY USED AS PLACES OF WORSHIP, FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION; TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION; AND TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING TO ANY SUCH BUILDING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION. C) TO FURNISH OR EQUIP ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, AND TO USE IT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. D) TO REPAIR, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, BEAUTIFY OR RECONSTRUCT ANY CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, OR THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS OR OTHER CHATTELS THEREIN; OR THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING THERETO. E) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY OF THE AFORESAID OBJECTS EITHER BY MEANS OF THE ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE, GIFT OR OTHERWISE OF ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, OR BY MEANS OF GRANTS OR LOANS TO ANY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL TRUSTEES OR OTHER PERSONS OR BODY OR PERSONS WHETHER CORPORATE OR INCORPORATE HAVING OWNERSHIP, CARE OR CUSTODY OF ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, AS A AFORESAID, OR OF ANY SUCH CHATTELS OR LAND AS AFORESAID OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1113097-1 THE FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3RD JULY 1957 AND AMENDED 28TH JULY 1958 AS AFFECTED BY UNITING DIRECTION OF 21 FEB 2008
Charitable objects
THE PRESERVATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS OF ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Registration history
  • 10 March 2008 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
70 COWCROSS STREET
LONDON
EC1M 6EJ
Phone:
0204 520 4458
Email:
office@friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk
Website:

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