Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -10 ?

LYDNEY CHURCH BLEDISLOE TRUST 

Provides specific financial assistance to two churches (named).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending is declining

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

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

steve.longton@sky.com

07891043224

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/1984, number: 288733
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 10 days late, AR19: 4 days late, AR18: 135 days late, AR16: 182 days late,
Main office

23 Bracken Close
LYDNEY
Gloucestershire
GL15 5AJ

Objectives

1. MAINTAINING THE EQUIPMENT AND DECORATION OF THE BATHURST CHAPEL IN ST MARY'S CHURCH, LYDNEY. 2. DEFRAYING SUCH OF THE EXPENSES OF THE INCUMBENT FOR THE TIME BEING OF LYDNEY WHICH ARE INCIDENTAL TO HIS OFFICE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST MARY'S CHURCH, LYDNEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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