Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE FRIENDS OF ST. LAURENCE CHURCH, CHORLEY, CHARITABLE TRUST

Friends of St Laurence Church, Chorley, aim to bind Church and Community together. 2020 was a challenging year however we maintained communications with the Community by issuing newsletters and emails to Friends; arranging a series of Concerts (curtailed); producing a book, 'Chorley, St Laurence', The story of a Parish Church; and maintaining a Website and Social Media platforms.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely male
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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£39,980	£45,928	£-5,948	12
31/12/21		£7,115	£1,154	£5,961	11
31/12/20	*	£8,482	£1,053	£7,429	12

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://www.friendsofstlaurencechorley.org/

office@stlaurencechorley.co.uk

01257231360

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

FATHER NEIL KELLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019

JAMES LAIDLER Appointed: 2019

BERNARD OAKLEY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LAURENCE, CHORLEY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2019, number: 1186760

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR20: 143 days late,

Main office

St. Laurences Church
Union Street
CHORLEY
PR7 1EB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ST. LAURENCE CHURCH, CHORLEY AND OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, ORGANS, BELLS IN SAID CHURCH THROUGH IT'S SUPPORT OF THE WORK OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL.(2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE FOR THE PUBLIC OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF CHORLEY.

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