Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

FRIENDS OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, BALDOCK

Friends of St Mary's (FoSM) exists to support the preservation and restoration of the Church building. FoSM plans and implements a programme of fund raising activities in the local community to raise income.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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 only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£12	£71	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21		£24	£0	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20		£5	£0	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£10	£3	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/12/18		£15	£3	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/17		£15	£4	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£12	£22	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£29	£11	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£11	£16	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13?	*	£10	£31	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/12		£24	£102	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/11		£75	£98	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/10		£82	£11	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/09		£18	£3	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/08		£25	£9	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

fosmbaldock@gmail.com

01462 490062

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AILEEN BARRY (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DAVID MORGAN Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: UNITED ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES,

STEVEN THOMAS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2007, number: 1117542

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR13: 229 days late,

Main office

St. Marys Church Hall
Church Street
BALDOCK
Hertfordshire
SG7 5AE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH BALDOCK AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN THE CHURCH AND THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH AND TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCH ITS HISTORY AND ITS WORK, INCLUDING ITS CONTINUING USE FOR REGULAR WEEKLY WORSHIP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH BALDOCK

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