Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS 

Raising money for preserving the structure and fabric of the church
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely 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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/23£5£21£-16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£9£2£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£54£4£50n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£11£2£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£11£2£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£2£13£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£4£0£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£3£0£3£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/10£1£11£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/05*£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/04£2£6£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 44 years

Grahammeager@hotmail.co.uk

01727 852095

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/04/1980, number: 279810
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 64 days late, AR07: 70 days late, AR05: 105 days late,
Main office

50 Camlet Way
ST. ALBANS
AL3 4TL

Objectives

A) MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RENEW, IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE STRUCTURE AND FABRIC FURNISHINGS, MEMORIALS AND FITTINGS OF ST. MICHAEL'S. B) KEEP IN GOOD ORDER AND CONDITION AND TO BEAUTIFY THE CHURCHYARD OF THE SAID CHURCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST ALBANS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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