Overall GiG Score: -7 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +0

THE FRIENDS OF ST BARNABAS CHURCH, ALPHAMSTONE 

Fund raising for the restoration and maintenance of St.Barnabs' Church,Alphamstone,including it's goods and chattels and churchyard.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

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
Established: 22 years

01787269077

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£6£4£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£6£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£28£42£-15n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£47£67£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£13£5£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£24£5£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£6£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£4£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£26£29£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£16£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£5£9£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£9£13£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£131£137£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£16£13£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 06/07/2017
Restroation and Re-ordering - Phase 3

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2002, number: 1093705
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 87 days late, AR17: 224 days late,
Main office

Roycroft House
Goulds Road
Alphamstone
Bures
CO8 5HW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE, BY CONTRIBUTION, TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RESTORE, IMPROVE AND RECONSTRUCT THE FABRIC OF ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, ALPHAMSTONE, INCLUDING ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS, OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX - CHELMSFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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