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

THE FRIENDS OF WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL

The Friends of Walpole Old Chapel help to care for, maintain and develop Walpole Old Chapel, for the benefit of the general public. We also help to educate the general public about the historical and cultural significance of the chapel by opening the building to the public and by providing educational material, displays and performances
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£11£7£4
31/03/23*£8£8£0
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.walpoleoldchapel.org

info@walpoleoldchapel.org

01986784348

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR PAUL DOUGLAS SIMMONS Appointed: 2021
  • DR SIMON JONATHAN WEEKS PHD Appointed: 2021
  • LINDA LE VERSHA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education Advisor
  • LYN MARY BANKS Appointed: 2021
  • MIRIAM JOAN STEAD Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/02/2022, number: 1198030
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 84 days late,
Main office

c/o Oak Cottage
Halesworth Road
Walpole
Suffolk

Objectives

TO SECURE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL, TOGETHER WITH ITS CONTENTS, BURIAL GROUND, AND CURTILAGE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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