Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FRIENDS OF SOMERSHAM PARISH CHURCH 

We hold concerts and exhibitions in the Church. We run a monthly charity market stall from March until October. We also run a monthly '100 Club' lottery.
Analysis by Giving is Great

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
  • 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
31/12/22£9£4£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£7£9£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£10£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£9£15£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£11£3£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£12£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

chrisrleah@aol.com

01487841812

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Church maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2013, number: 1152257
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

72 High Street
Somersham
Huntingdon
PE28 3EE

Objectives

TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE , REPAIR, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, SOMERSHAM (HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED AS THE CHURCH) ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD SO AS TO ASSIST THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC). (THE PCC CONTINUES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHURCH AND ALL THE WORKS DONE UPON AND WITHIN IT.)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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