Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

FRIENDS OF ST. EDMUND'S CHURCH 

Raise funds to maintain & enhance the fabric of St Edmunds Parish Church, Sedgefield. Organise events for the local community e.g. quiz nights, concerts, trips, barbecue and provide opportunities for the building to be used as a community resource. Raise awareness of the building as a focus for activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/08/22*£110£32£78n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/21£8£5£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£7£3£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£7£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£6£26£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£6£3£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£8£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£6£10£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£6£1£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£6£11£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£16£8£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£6£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£8£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£10£3£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.friendsofstedmunds.org

abhodgsons99@btinternet.com

01740620912

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2000, number: 1082600
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR20: 8 days late, AR19: 60 days late,
Main office

18 HARDWICK ROAD
SEDGEFIELD
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
TS21 2AL

Objectives

The preservation, restoration and improvement of the fabric, fittings and fixtures both internally and externally of St Edmund's Parish Church, Sedgefield .

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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