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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

FRIENDS OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH LOUTH

various to fulfil objectives of charity
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
31/12/22£14£52£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£42£30£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£29£18£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£55£119£-64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£19£10£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£52£15£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£25£56£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£29£41£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£26£11£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£24£17£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£30£10£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£23£64£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£37£46£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£27£43£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£35£78£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£37£79£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£29£15£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£54£70£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£139£43£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

01507610143

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Friends of St James's Church Louth
£5,329 04/08/2017
Repairs are needed to ensure that our spire remains a beacon at the centre of the community for many years to come.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Gender Split

  • CAROLE ELEANOR ROMAINE Appointed: 2018
  • FREDERICK WILLIAM WOOD (Chair)
  • JANE FLETCHER Appointed: 2022
  • JUNE BARBER Appointed: 2010
  • KEITH DALLY Appointed: 2023
  • LESLEY ANN ELLIOTT
  • MALCOLM GEORGE NEAL
  • MARY STEWART HAYNES
  • MR DAVID WILLIAMS
  • MRS PAT NEAL
  • MICHAEL CROFT REV. Appointed: 2024
  • PHILIP GEORGE Appointed: 2018
  • ROBERT HAYNES
  • SUSAN HAMILTON Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2002, number: 1093480
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 Woodlands
Louth
LN11 0WS

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, RESTORE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, ENHANCE AND IMPROVE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE FABRIC OF ST JAMES'S PARISH CHURCH LOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE INCLUDING ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, STAINED GLASS, CHATTELS AND CHURCHYARD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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