Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE NORWICH HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED

The main object of the Trust is the preservation and maintenence for the public benefit of redundant churches of all denominations in the City of Norwich, which are of historic or architectural value; to acquire redundant churches and any adjoining land and to let or hire these buildings as the Trust see fit providing reasonable public access.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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

Established: 50 years

www.nhct-norwich.org

info@norwich-churches.org

01603611530

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£432	£786	£-354	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/22		£983	£542	£442	£0	£674	£130	2.9	3	40
31/03/21		£300	£381	£-82	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/20		£479	£291	£188	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£261	£294	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/18		£194	£222	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£366	£261	£105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£233	£274	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£249	£218	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£193	£183	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£200	£148	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£396	£412	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£190	£203	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£171	£251	£-81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£296	£274	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£161	£126	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£196	£136	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£98	£112	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£124	£133	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£153	£176	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
22 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Heavenly Gardens
£5,050	23/10/2021	We will provide opportunities for all members of the community to transform unloved spaces into vibrant city-centre gardens for all to enjoy.
DCMS - ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - St Margaret de Westwick Parish Church. St Benedict's Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4PG
£30,150	01/04/2020	Repair to Tower. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk Register. ....more Repair to Tower. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk Register. The focus of grants is on those sites which are most in need of repair, and where, without our grant, a project would not be able to go ahead
DCMS - ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - St John de Sepulchre, Finklegate, Ber Street, Norwich, NR1 3HF
£109,000	01/04/2020	Repair to Tower. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk Register. ....more Repair to Tower. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk Register. The focus of grants is on those sites which are most in need of repair, and where, without our grant, a project would not be able to go ahead
DCMS - St John de Sepulchre, Norwich
£109,000	01/04/2019	Repair to tower
DCMS - St John de Sepulchre, Norwich
£7,430	01/04/2018	Project Development stage to identify the issues facing St John de Sepulchre which will then inform the repair strategy of repair and creation of a project team to address these issues.
DCMS - Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk
£29,720	13/02/2018	Project Development stage to identify the issues facing St John de Sepulchre which will then inform the repair strategy of repair and creation of a project team to address these issues.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Norwich Historic Churches Trust
£68,400	21/03/2016	Historic landscape and contemporary culture: Exploring Norwich's Medieval Churches Today

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-78

ADAM CHRISTOPHER GILES CLLR Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES, ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, NORWICH CONSOLIDATED CHARITIES,

CHRIS MCCARTHY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

CLLR CATHERINE ANNE OLIVER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

FELICITY HARTLEY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired

JULIE ANN ROY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Finance

KATE CARRENO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Arts Professional, Other trusteeship: NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUST,

OLIVER JAMES CHINN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Architect

SARAH KATHARINE HARRIET GORE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Government Officer

SIMON SMITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Product Manager

SOPHIE FLORA KATHERINE TWYFORD NORTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Architectural Conservator

STEPHEN ROBERT HEYWOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/01/1974, number: 266686
Registered at Companies House on 17/09/1973, number: 01134684

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 24 days late, AR12: 19 days late, AR10: 2 days late,

Main office

The Norwich Historic Churches Trust
St. Martin at Palace Centre
15 St. Martin at Palace Plain
NORWICH
NR3 1RW

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF REDUNDANT CHURCHS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH WHICH ARE OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY OF NORWICH

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