Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST 

The repair & restoration of Christian Churches in the area of the Diocese of Chelmsford, through grant giving
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 59 years

www.friendsofessexchurches.org.uk

martinstuchfield@pentlowhall.uk

01787 281845

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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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£165£215£-50n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/12/21£294£135£160n/an/an/an/an/a26
31/12/20£146£164£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£194£195£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£143£114£29£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£136£318£-182£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£142£154£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£149£207£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£139£145£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£146£114£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£202£119£83£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£119£142£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£136£132£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£139£98£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£145£210£-65£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£155£169£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£164£232£-69£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£286£222£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£178£194£-16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 26 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 18/04/2023
towards repairing and restoring Christian churches and chapels in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£300 20/03/2023
to help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 20/09/2022
to help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£300 20/04/2022
to help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 31/01/2022
towards repairing and restoring Christian churches and chapels in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 07/10/2021
to help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 10/05/2021
To help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£300 15/03/2021
to help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£250 15/03/2021
towards repairing and restoring Christian churches and chapels in Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Essex Churches
£300 03/04/2020
To help churches around Essex with repairs and restoration.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/03/1965, number: 236033
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: 144 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from COLONEL J D SHERWOOD CHARITABLE TRUST on 22/09/2021
Main office

Pentlow Hall
Pentlow
Essex
CO10 7SP

Objectives

(1) THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP (HEREINAFTER CALLED CHURCHES) IN THE AREA OF THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD;(B) TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD.(2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY MAY:-(A) COLLECT MONIES BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AND OTHERWISE TO ENABLE THE CHARITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO ASSIST CHURCHES IN THE CARRYING OUT OF REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FABRIC OF CHURCHES, OR FOR RECORDING OR PUBLISHING THEIR HISTORY;(B) OFFER GUIDANCE TO CHURCHES AS TO HOW BEST TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND TO PRODUCE LITERATURE TO THIS END;(C) UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER LIKE WORK OF A WHOLLY CHARITABLE NATURE, WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK RIGHT AND PROPER;PROVIDED THE CHARITY SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, DECORATION, FURNISHING OR RUNNING OF ANY CHURCH

Defined Area of Benefit:

ESSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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