Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST

The CCT is registered as a charity (number 258612) . It's governing document is the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. It's main object is the preservation, in the interests of the nation and of the Church of England, of redundant churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Trust, together with their contents.
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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£9,939£9,571£368£1,142£2,268£9831.2812,200
31/03/22£11,745£11,386£358£1,013£1,936£7810.8761,800
31/03/21£11,104£11,123£-19£889£1,568£4310.5731,800
31/03/20£8,449£8,480£-31£1,050£1,506£4300.6711,583
31/03/19£8,182£8,191£-10£739£1,579£4870.7611,814
31/03/18£7,855£7,859£-3£722£1,574£4630.7700
31/03/17£9,184£9,189£-5£776£1,577£4460.6640
31/03/16£11,148£11,133£15£606£1,530£4100.4570
31/03/15*£12,900£12,984£-84£621£1,528£3850.4520
31/03/14£8,465£8,619£-155£613£1,590£3710.5520
31/03/13£5,874£5,863£10£627£1,733£3660.7520
31/03/12*£6,451£6,425£26£603£1,696£3070.6470
31/03/11£5,697£5,579£118£586£1,669£2840.6470
31/03/10*£6,162£6,036£126£604£1,529£2410.5440
31/03/09£5,500£5,296£204£433£1,274£2670.6400
31/03/08*£5,209£5,828£-619£229£1,247£2040.4370
31/03/07*£5,470£5,944£-474£211£1,740£3470.7350
31/03/06£5,642£5,923£-281n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£5,117£4,622£495n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5,912£5,742£170n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 55 years

www.visitchurches.org.uk

central@thecct.org.uk

08453032760

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£2,088,005
National Lottery Heritage Fund£659,390
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Architectural Heritage Fund£42,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Churches Conservation Trust
£393,507 04/10/2022
The Chamber at St Johns
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to The Churches Conservation Trust
£42,000 21/07/2022
Church of St John the Evangelist
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Churches Conservation Trust
£246,883 28/06/2022
The past, present and future of St Mary’s Stained-Glass
DCMS - Find A Use Project Officer - Manchester: c/o The Churches Conservation Trust, Society Building, 8, All Saints Street, London
£9,296 01/04/2022
Regional Capacity Building grant for a project to investigate options for closed, and potentially closing, Places of Worship in Manchester.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Churches Conservation Trust
£9,000 04/10/2021
St Peter's Gamston Community Heritage Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 17/09/2021
SEVENTEEN NINETEEN
DCMS - Churches Conservation Trust Portfolio of Grants for Programmes of Major Works
£2,013,812 01/04/2021
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DCMS - Find A Use Project Officer - Manchester: c/o The Churches Conservation Trust, Society Building, 8, All Saints Street, London
£35,295 01/04/2021
Project to investigate options for closed, and potentially closing, PoWs in Manchester.(NB: Permission received from HE ET to make this exceptional offer to the Churches Conservation Trust - a body HE cannot usually fund.)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£10,000 26/08/2020
COVID-19 Churches Conservation TrustChurches Conservation Trust
DCMS - ALB-Historic England - Find A Use Manchester - The Churches Conservation Trust
£29,602 01/04/2020
Project to investigate options for closed, and potentially closing, PoWs in Manchester.(NB: Permission received from HE ET to make this exceptional offer to the Churches Conservation Trust - a body HE cannot usually fund.)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 14/06/2018
The Canny Space
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£10,000 24/05/2018
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The Canny Space at Holy Trinity Sunderland
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£1,952,900 15/03/2018
Built for Exchange: The Renewal of Sudbury's Central Space
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£23,100 07/11/2017
12
Twelve month paid level 2 intermediate heritage skills apprenticeships, focusing on joinery work and decorative finishing at St Swithuns
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£3,000 15/08/2017
Major Reginald John Ponsonby Cox Glass War Memorial repairs St Mary's Church, Itchen Stoke
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£56,200 18/01/2016
Exploring All Saints
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£47,700 10/06/2015
Hidden Secrets: Torbryan Holy Trinity
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£3,035,800 19/05/2015
The Canny Space at Holy Trinity Sunderland
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£1,835,800 17/03/2015
Sound and Art at St Swithun's
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Churches Conservation Trust
£94,500 20/01/2014
St Marys, Visitors Welcome
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£1,997,700 10/09/2013
St Peter and the Old Black Lion, Northampton
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Churches Conservation Trust
£500,000 21/05/2013
History for the Future - protecting historic features and artefacts
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

  • DR EMMA WELLS Appointed: 2023
  • DR OLIVER COX Appointed: 2022
  • ERIN WALSH Appointed: 2023
  • GRAHAM WILLIAM DONALDSON Appointed: 2017
  • INAYAT OMARJI Appointed: 2022
  • MS LIZ PEACE Appointed: 2013
  • REV TIMOTHY GOODE Appointed: 2020
  • SIR SIMON DAVID JENKINS Appointed: 2016
  • SUSAN LINDA WILKINSON Appointed: 2017
  • TANVIR HASAN Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1969, number: 258612
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 25 days late, AR12: 15 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from H L JENKYNS CHARITABLE TRUST on 20/10/2023
Main office

Unit 14 Vulcan Works
34-38 Guildhall Road
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1EW

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, OF CHURCHES AND PARTS OF CHURCHES OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY VESTED IN THE TRUST BY THE PASTORAL MEASURE 2011, TOGETHER WITH THEIR CONTENTS SO VESTED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNRESTRICTED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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