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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH STEVINGTON

THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH STEVINGTON IS A CHARITABLE ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED BY TRUST DEED IN SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE PRESERVATION AND REPAIR OF THE PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH ROOM OF STEVINGTON. FUNDS ARE RAISED BY ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION AND BY VARIOUS FUND RAISING EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AS APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very 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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/12/23£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£14£4£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£5£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£6£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£7£1£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£4£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£9£6£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£4£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£3£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

https://fosmstevington.uk

fosmteam@gmail.com

07714321638

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Bedford,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - The project has two priorities: firstly, capital works to the Stevington Community Hub building, including providing a bathroom on site and improving access to the building through a capital project. Secondly expanding the offer of groups, which has been hindered by accessibility and facilities.
£30,000 28/09/2022
Stevington Community Hub

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • DOROTHY PATRICIA LENNIE (Chair), Occupation: Clerk
  • DR JOHN EDWARD STRUTT Appointed: 2021
  • FIONA LOUISE MUIR-HOWIE Appointed: 2023
  • HELEN PRENTICE Appointed: 2022
  • JANE ALEXANDRA MARY O'CONNOR Appointed: 2017
  • NATALIIA PAVLIUK Appointed: 2024
  • REV JACQUELINE ELAINE CURTIS Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD TAYLOR Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2010, number: 1139161
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR13: 14 days late,
Main office

34
Silver Street
Stevington
Bedfordshire
UK

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME RECEIVED BY THEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS HEREINAFTER MENTIONED UPON TRUST TO APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE APPLIED THE SAME AT SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION REPAIR MAINTENANCE RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT AND ORNAMENTATION OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH ROOM OF STEVINGTON

Defined Area of Benefit:

STEVINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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