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

FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, UP MARDEN 

Raises money for the maintenance of the fabric of St Michael's Church Up Marden.. Additionally to promote religious ,cultural, historic and charitable works to encourage interest in 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 only provides its support via other charities
  • 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
  • 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£3£19£-16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£26£7£19n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£56£4£51n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£452£3£449n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/12/19£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£1£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£3£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£3£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£6£1£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£6£1£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£7£0£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£7£16£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00

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

07768642431

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/07/1984, number: 289333
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

HUCKSHOLT FARM HOUSE
COMPTON
CHICHESTER
PO18 9NS

Objectives

(I) THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, FITTING OUT AND FURNISHING OF BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE OCTAGON.(II) ADDITIONALLY TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, HISTORIC AND CHARITABLE WORKS AND EVENTS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLES' INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHURCH AND ITS OVERALL PURPOSE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF UP MARDEN.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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