Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ST LAWRENCE CHAPEL WARMINSTER

The Charity runs activities for the benefit of the public, through the holding of prayer meetings, services, lectures, public celebration and community events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

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
  • The Board is predominantly male

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 has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£12£12£0
31/12/22*£19£13£6
31/12/21£18£14£4
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://www.stlawrencechapelwarminster.co.uk/

ian.frostick@blueyonder.co.uk

07776297740

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW DAVIS Appointed: 2021
  • DANIEL KEENE Appointed: 2021
  • HEATHER PARKS Appointed: 2021
  • IAN FROSTICK (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • JAMES LANDRY Appointed: 2021
  • KERRY CHESTER BISHOP Appointed: 2021
  • RAYMOD CHARLES SHORTO Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2021, number: 1194628
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR22: 48 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from FRIENDS OF THE CHAPEL OF SAINT LAWRENCE, WARMINSTER (FOCSL) on 26/07/2023
Main office

CHAPEL OF ST. LAWRENCE
HIGH STREET
WARMINSTER
BA12 9AG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE TOWN OF WARMINSTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, SERVICES, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, CIVIC EVENTS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIANITY TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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