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home >> charity search >> the friends of wells cathedral
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE FRIENDS OF WELLS CATHEDRAL

Grant making to Cathedral Chapter & Departments. Membership activities such as talks and outings.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£158£48£110n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£389£36£354n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£278£14£264n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£72£49£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£79£169£-90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£165£172£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£51£140£-89n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£170£28£142n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£58£128£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£181£134£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£96£108£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£97£136£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£119£50£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£160£37£123n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£224£360£-135n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£261£94£167n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£252£913£-661n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£199£573£-374n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£154£32£122n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£222£24£198n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 62 years

wellsfriends.org

info@wellsfriends.org

01749678830

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Wells Cathedral
£1,000 04/04/2022
As directed by the donor towards the Grand Organ appeal at Wells Cathedral

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANNE PAUL Appointed: 2021
  • ARNOLD WILLS Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID ALASTAIR MORGAN-HEWITT Appointed: 2021
  • JOHN PARSONS Appointed: 2023
  • MAUREEN FRANCES ANNE BOYLAN Appointed: 2018
  • MICHAEL JAMES HOPKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2015
  • PAUL RICHARD DICKINSON Appointed: 2023
  • REV DORIS GODDARD Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD THOMAS WYNN-JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
  • WILLIAM DAVID STANLEY GIBBY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/1962, number: 208797
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

FRIENDS OFFICE
WEST CLOISTER
WELLS
SOMERSET
BA5 2PA

Objectives

TO SEEK TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST ANDREW IN WELLS AND TO FURTHER THE MISSION AND CHRISTIAN PURPOSE AND TO MAINTAIN THE WORSHIP OF THE CATHEDRAL (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

WELLS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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