Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN WARE

to recruit members and organise events of cultural and historical interest to support and promote the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Ware, Hertfordshire, as a building of historical and architectural importance and as a centre for community and cultural activities; and to raise funds to maintain, preserve and repair the fabric and fittings of the 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

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
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23		£2	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	*	£2	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£1	£0	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£4	£3	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£3	£11	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£4	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£2	£8	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£2	£1	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£3	£1	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£4	£0	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£3	£9	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£4	£0	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£7	£2	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

tonydodds2001@hotmail.com

01920420622

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

PAT COLLIN

ROTIMI OGUNLEWE Appointed: 2019

KAREN ELIZABETH JOHN Appointed: 2022

PAUL ANDREW HICKMAN Appointed: 2021

TONY DODDS

KATHLEEN MARY SANDERS, Other trusteeship: THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST,

MIKE WEST (Chair), Other trusteeships: THE LONDON NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, THE WARE SOCIETY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE,

MATTHEW WILSON Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE,

PHYLLIS BALLAM Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: THE WARE CHARITIES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/09/2007, number: 1120794

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR22: 5 days late, AR20: 8 days late,

Main office

115 HIGH OAK ROAD
WARE
SG12 7PA

Objectives

A) THE FRIENDS IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION AND REPAIR OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, WARE, HERTFORDSHIRE, AS A BUILDING OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE AND AS A CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ALONGSIDE ITS ROLE AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP.B) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE FRIENDS MAY:I) RAISE FUNDS AND INVITE AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED THAT IN RAISING FUNDS THE FRIENDS SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY SUBSTANTIAL PERMANENT TRADING ACTIVITIES AND SHALL CONFORM TO ANY RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW, AND ALSO PROVIDED THAT THE FRIENDS EXERCISES DISCRETION OVER THE USE OF THE CHARITABLE FUNDS OF THE FRIEND.II) DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS.III) THE FRIENDS RECOGNISES THAT THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH CHURCH (THE PCC) IS THE BODY LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION AND INSURANCE OF THE FABRIC OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH AND THE FITTINGS AND FURNITURE THEREOF AND HAS THE ULTIMATE CONTROL OF ALL WORKS DONE WITHIN AND UPON IT..

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, HERTFORDSHIRE

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