Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE ST JAMES BIDDENHAM TRUST 

Centred around the village church of St James, Biddenham. The Charity has in the past provided funding for the provision of new hymn books, items for use in the eucharist, maintenance of the church bells, organ and decoration of the interior of the Church.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
30/04/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/04/18*£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/17£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/16£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/15£0£2£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/14£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/13£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/12£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/11£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/10£0£4£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/09£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/08£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/07£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/06£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/05£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/04/04£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 41 years

bjandjmj@btinternet.com

07966148459

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bedford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/05/1983, number: 286767
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 39 days late,
Main office

2 QUEENS CLOSE
BIDDENHAM
BEDFORD
MK40 4AB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES AFFECTING THE PARISH OF ST. JAMES AND TO FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THEREIN INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT LIMIT TO: A) THE AUGMENTATION OF THE ENDOWMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JAMES BIDDENHAM. B) THE REPAIR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JAMES BIDDENHAM, AND THE FURNITURE AND UPKEEP THEREOF. C) PROVISION FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE SERVICES OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JAMES, BIDDENHAM INCLUDING THE EXPENSES OF THE ORGAN AND DECOR THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF ST. JAMES BIDDENHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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