Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FALKLAND ISLANDS MEMORIAL CHAPEL TRUST 

The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel commemorates the sacrifice of those killed in the Falklands War providing a place of comfort and succour for their relatives and colleagues. Its national memorial status encourages the general public to learn about events in 1982 & hundreds visit each year from the UK & abroad. It welcomes many veteran groups and individuals who seek solace and worship within i
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly 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 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
31/03/23*£89£138£-48n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£132£55£77n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£77£44£33n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£79£56£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£103£78£25n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£101£83£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£97£87£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£106£46£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£93£66£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£56£47£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£92£77£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£87£63£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£86£49£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£77£43£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£60£55£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£191£76£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£92£45£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£40£28£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£38£22£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£53£40£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

www.falklands-chapel.org.uk

angelaEAP@aol.com

01295738123

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Seafarers UK - Grant to The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Trust
£1,500 28/03/2023
Grant funding to install a plaque in the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel memorial garden to commemorate those in the Royal and Merchant Navies who perished in the Falkland's war.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/05/1994, number: 1037942
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 56 days late,
Main office

FIMCT c/o Pangbourne College
Pangbourne
Reading
RG8 8LA

Objectives

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS THE ERECTION PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE AND RUNNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF A CHAPEL AS A MEMORIAL CHAPEL DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICES, THE MERCHANT NAVY, CO-OPTED CIVILANS AND THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY WHO DIED OR OTHERWISE TOOK PART IN THE FALKLANDS WAR OF 1982.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE PANGBOURNE BERKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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