Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH AT OXBOROUGH

The principal Activity of the Charity is to raise funds to maintain, repair, renew, preserve and improve for the benefit of the public the fabric of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Oxborough. Through the efforts of the Charity and its supporters the Church is normally open to the public every day of the year in daylight hours.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£16£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£27£57£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£31£13£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£11£4£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£30£27£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£133£132£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£31£26£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£12£14£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£113£145£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£29£13£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£12£9£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£7£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

07970125221

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Archbishops' Council - Monuments conservation grant to Oxborough, St John the Evangelist, Diocese of Norwich (Pilgrim Trust)
£5,000 10/12/2021
Conservation of six monuments: to Henry Bedingfield and wife (1583), to Lady Margarete Bedingfield (1525-50), to Sir Edmund Bedingfield (c.1525-50), to Richard Bedingfield (1795), Alabaster skull ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

  • CHARLES ASHLEY (Chair)
  • JULIE WOOD Appointed: 2017
  • PAUL SQUIRES
  • REV LINDA LUBBE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/1996, number: 1059728
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hawthorns
Eastmoor Road
Oxborough
KING'S LYNN
Norfolk
PE33 9PU

Objectives

(A) TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE PARISH OF OXBOROUGH (B) TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RENEW, PRESERVE, RECONSTRUCT AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST AT OXBOROUGH, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. (C) TO PROVIDE OR AUGMENT THE STIPEND OF THE MINISTER OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH AT OXBOROUGH AS APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND TO ASSIST THE MINISTER IN MEETING THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AND TO MEET THE EXPENSES OF THOSE ASSISTING THE MINISTER IN HIS WORK WITHIN THE PARISH. (D) TO ADVANCE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MEANS OF BIBLE CLASSES, SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXBOROUGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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