Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

FRIENDS OF ST MARY ABBOTS CHURCH, KENSINGTON 

To advance the Christian religion by the restoration, preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement and beautification of St Mary Abbots Church, kensington, in the Diocese of London and of the monuments, fittings fixtures, ornaments and chattels in the Church and the Churchyard belonging to the Church
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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
31/12/22£22£0£22n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/12/21*£5£0£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£11£0£11£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/16£5£12£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£9£21£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£4£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£5£11£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£13£0£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£9£4£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£11£2£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£18£8£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£8£14£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£5£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.stmaryabbotschurch.org/friends.htm

nigel.d.grieve2016@gmail.com

02087895291

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kensington And Chelsea,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2001, number: 1086214
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 6 days late, AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 127 days late,
Main office

Flat 5
Marsham Court
Victoria Drive
London
SW19 6BB

Objectives

THE FRIENDS IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF ST. MARY ABBOTS CHURCH, KENSINGTON, IN THE DIOCESE OF LONDON AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN THE CHURCH AND CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KENSINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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