Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FRIENDS OF COPFORD CHURCH 

To conserve, maintain, conserve, repair and improve the fabric, fittings, furnishings, wall paintings and churchyard of St Michael & All Angels (a grade 1 listed building) in Copford, Essex, for public worship and for the benefit of the public & community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
31/12/22£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£9£2£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£3£22£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£2£23£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£2£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£3£8£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£2£19£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£3£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£9£0£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£8£6£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£7£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£5£0£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

www.copfordchurch.org.uk

friends@copfordchurch.org.uk

01206211395

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/08/1985, number: 292039
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

88 SCHOOL ROAD
COPFORD
COLCHESTER
CO6 1BX

Objectives

TO CONSERVE MAINTAIN PRESERVE REPAIR AND IMPROVE THE FABRIC FITTINGS FURNISHINGS WALLPAINTINGS AND CHURCHYARD OF THE CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGESL, COPFORD, ESSEX FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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