Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH, OCKLEY

Raising money to be used exclusively for the restoration,preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement and beautification of St Margaret's Church, Ockley and its curtilage by making grants to the Parochial Church Council who are ultimately responsible for the church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£16£20£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£41£69£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£18£60£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£13£10£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£33£9£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£32£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£38£58£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£10£0£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£21£3£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£12£4£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£13£0£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

dickthomas1000@btinternet.com

01306627569

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wates Foundation - The Friends of St. Margaret's Church, Ockley
£2,500 16/04/2020
Replacing the heating system.
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Friends of St Margarets Church Ockley
£2,500 25/01/2018
Towards the cost of the refurbishment of a new community room.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Gender Split

  • DICK THOMAS
  • ELIZABETH IRIS WARNER
  • GORDON ERNEST LEE-STEERE
  • HELEN MARGARET BURT
  • HON GILLIAN MARY CHRISTIE Appointed: 2023
  • JAMES CHARLES INNES LEE-STEERE Appointed: 2023
  • RAYMOND MARTIN GIBBS Appointed: 2020
  • REV ELIZABETH RICHARDSON Appointed: 2018
  • SHIRLEY DEAN-WEBSTER Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2010, number: 1137268
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

ELMERS FARMHOUSE
STANE STREET
OCKLEY
DORKING
RH5 5TQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARGARET'S, OCKLEY IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CHURCH) AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN THE CHURCH AND CHURCHYARDS BELONGING TO THE CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CHURCH OF ST MARGARET'S, OCKLEY IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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