Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -12
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -20 ?

THE FRIENDS OF ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH, STURRY

Fundraising: Sponsored Knitting, Raffles, Craft Days, Concerts and Talks,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£2£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£3£20£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£3£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£3£0£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£8£1£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.friendsofstnicholaschurch.co.uk

fosn.sturrychurch@gmail.com

01227710447

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Church maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • JOHN LOUCH Appointed: 2012
  • REV PETER FREEMAN Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2012, number: 1146423
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR23: 174 days late, AR22: 539 days late, AR21: 21 days late, AR20: 64 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

4 Well Close
Sturry
Canterbury
CT2 0JN

Objectives

THE FRIENDS IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST.NICHOLAS STURRY WITHIN THE PARISH OF STURRY IN THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FRIENDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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