Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BACTON 

The preservation and improvement of St Mary's Church, Bacton, and to promote interest in it as a building of historic and architectural merit and in its use as a community asset for the village and surrounding district. We raise funds by collecting donations and by holding events. We organise educational events with local schools, and encourage the use of the church building.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/03/23*£5£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£1£9£-8n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£8£14£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£6£1£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£9£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£3£10£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£12£2£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£7£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£7£1£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£8£17£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£8£12£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£10£4£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£10£2£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

http://www.fosmbacton.org.uk/

chairman@fosmbacton.org.uk

01449781002

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2004, number: 1106579
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR23: 110 days late, AR09: 108 days late,
Main office

AUGUST HOUSE
CHURCH ROAD
BACTON
STOWMARKET
IP14 4LN

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BACTON, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND FURNISHINGS AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN IT AS A BUILDING OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL MERIT AND ITS USE AS A COMMUNITY ASSET FOR THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BACTON VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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