Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

To raise funds, and co-operate with other grant-making bodies, to make funds available for the restoration, preservation, repair and reconstruction of historic churches and chapels. To secure funds from the Trust's Supporters, from an annual sponsored bike ride and other fund-raising events. Educational and other events for Supporters: Study Day; Church Tours.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£0	£0	£0	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.bedsherts.org.uk

general.enquiry@bedshertshct.org.uk

01707644180

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Barnet, Bedford, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW DAVID LAMBOURNE Appointed: 2024

DR CHRISTOPHER PAUL GREEN Appointed: 2021

JAMES RICHARD MAY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY REDBOURN,

MADELINE ANNE RUSSELL Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST, THE BEDFORDSHIRE MUSIC TRUST,

RICHARD CHRISTOPHER HENRY GENOCHIO Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THERFIELD AND KELSHALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST,

REV MALCOLM ETHERIDGE GRANT (Chair) Appointed: 2021

RICHARD JAMES NORTH Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: CHARITY OF DR SMOULT, BERKHAMSTED LOCAL HISTORY AND MUSEUM SOCIETY, BERKHAMSTED CASTLE TRUST,

STUART ARCHIBALD RUSSELL Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST,

THERESA CHRISTINE BRITT Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST,

TREVOR WILLIAM GROOM Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST,

WILLIAM ANDREW JOHN MARSTERSON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2021, number: 1197228

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 118 days late,

Main office

64 BLANCHE LANE
SOUTH MIMMS
POTTERS BAR
EN6 3PD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION, REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES AND CHURCHYARDS SITUATED FOR THE TIME BEING IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE AND IN THAT PART OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF SAINT ALBANS, AND OF ANY FIXTURES IN ANY SUCH CHURCHES OR CHURCHYARDS.

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