Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

FRIENDS OF TURWESTON CHURCH 

Raising money for the maintenance and repair of Turweston church
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£3£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£3£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£3£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£4£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£4£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06?£4£0£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

01280700261

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/08/1996, number: 1057705
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE OLD DAIRY
MAIN STREET
TURWESTON
BRACKLEY
NN13 5JU

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN , REPAIR, RESTORE, PRESERVE, IMPROVE, BEAUTIFY AND RECONSTRUCT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF TURWESTON ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD.(B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT THE CHURCH OF TURWESTON CONTINUES IN USE AS A PLACE OF REGULAR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TURWESTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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