Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE MARY AND MARGARET CHARITY 

OPERATION OF MEDIEVAL CHAPEL AND ALMSHOUSES AS HERITAGE CENTER; PUBLIC OPEN SPACE; PLACE FOR WORSHIP
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/01/23£21£30£-9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/22£23£14£9n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/01/21£15£14£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/01/20£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/01/19£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/18£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£12£7£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14*£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13*£7£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£87£86£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11*£52£8£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10*£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible Toilet
£10,000 20/04/2011
12
This is a project by a community group in Glastonbury, Somerset. The group will use the funding to build a disabled toilet and small kitchenette facility in the grounds. This will enable more people ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-82
  • DAVID HOLLAND Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Chartered Certified Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2009, number: 1128332
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/01/2009, number: 06796689
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR14: 108 days late, AR13: 38 days late, AR11: 19 days late, AR10: 194 days late,
Main office

The Abbey Parishes Office
3 Church Lane
GLASTONBURY
Somerset
BA6 9JQ

Objectives

3.1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OFTHE CHURCH OF ENGLAND;3.2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE RENOVATION ANDPRESERVATION OF THE ST. MARGARET'S CHAPEL AND THE ROYAL MAGDALENEALMSHOUSES, GLASTONBURY, AS BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL ANDHISTORICAL INTEREST; AND3.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY, IN THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUE OF THE ST.MARGARET'S CHAPEL AND THE ROYAL MAGDALENE ALMSHOUSES AND INTHEIR RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLASTONBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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