Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE UNION CHAPEL 

To support the repair of the Union Chapel building in Upper Street, Islington; the safeguarding of the Congregation of Union Chapel Archives; and the implementation of the Organ Restoration and Music Outreach Project, and their use for the benefit of the wider community. To assist the Union Chapel Project, Margins Project, and Church in fund raising and organising events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22£3£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£3£4£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£5£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£5£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£3£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07?*£6£2£4£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/08/04£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 40 years

www.unionchapel.org.uk/friends

friends@unionchapel.org.uk

02072261686

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1984, number: 288545
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR07: 206 days late,
Main office

Friends c/o Union Chapel Office
19b Compton Terrace
Islington
London
N1 2UN

Objectives

TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE UNION CHAPEL, ISLINGTON, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE NATION, ANT TO STIMULATE WIDER INTEREST IN AND USE OF THE CHAPEL BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED

Data Sources

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