Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Static board: -3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE FRIENDS OF CRESSING TEMPLE

To conserve, enhance and develop the buildings, gardens and historic site at Cressing Temple, as a unique historical, social, horticultural and educational record and resource; and to support Essex County Council in this objective, for the benefit of the people of Essex.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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
31/12/22	£32	£25	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/12/21	£24	£26	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/12/20	£28	£27	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	47
31/12/19?	£28	£42	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
16/03/18	£23	£31	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
16/03/17	£24	£18	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

https://thefriendsofcressingtemple.org/

cressingfriends@gmail.com

07808098383

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
38 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£8,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£1,380
Essex Community Foundation	£995

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to The Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens
£995	23/09/2022	to support the costs of a donations terminal and scanner for accepting donations and archiving historic documents
National Lottery Community Fund - Cressing Temple Community Garden Volunteers Seating Area
£1,380	03/09/2021	This project is to invest in outdoor picnic tables which can be used by the organisation's volunteers. The project will replace current ones which have a proven record of preventing loneliness and ....more This project is to invest in outdoor picnic tables which can be used by the organisation's volunteers. The project will replace current ones which have a proven record of preventing loneliness and isolation by providing a safe space for people to communicate and form relationships with other community members.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens
£8,500	21/05/2020	COVID19:The Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Friends of Cressing Temple Gardens
£63,900	22/02/2018	Celebrating the History of Cressing Temple Gardens
National Lottery Community Fund - Cressing Temple Community Garden
£7,900	04/01/2017 12	This is a project to create a new community garden to provide a facility for local people to grow their own food and learn about gardening. This will provide opportunities for people to have ....more This is a project to create a new community garden to provide a facility for local people to grow their own food and learn about gardening. This will provide opportunities for people to have community involvement which will reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID ANDREWS Appointed: 2015

JANE PALMER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Regional Manager Wfga, Other trusteeship: ESSEX GARDENS TRUST,

LESLEY JEAN KILLIN Appointed: 2019

MONIKA CURRY Appointed: 2019

SUZANNE MARY LOWE (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2016, number: 1166431

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cressing Temple
Witham Road
Cressing
BRAINTREE
Essex
CM77 8PD

Objectives

THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE AND GARDENS AT CRESSING TEMPLE AND THE PROMOTION OF THEIR USE BY THE PUBLIC, THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

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