Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

FRIENDS OF CIRENCESTER PARISH CHURCH

The Charity assists in the care, preservation and adornment of the Parish Church or any other ancient and historic buildings vested in the Cirencester Parochial Church Council, together with their goods and ornaments, and also assists the PCC with the execution of their religious purposes.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • There are 17 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
  • Spending is declining

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
31/12/23£39£11£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£40£30£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£48£133£-84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£32£25£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£32£30£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£29£21£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£30£60£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£62£47£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£35£15£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£26£124£-98n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£23£7£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£424£417£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£34£7£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£633£603£30£3£618£3637.200
31/12/08£41£105£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£42£61£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£42£50£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£41£84£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£38£10£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 48 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
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 (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/17 persons

  • AILEEN STAR ANDERSON Appointed: 2020
  • CHARLES FREDERICK BASIL WOODD Appointed: 2015
  • CLLR MARK HARRIS Appointed: 2018
  • COUNCILLOR MRS CLAIRE JANE WARDELL Appointed: 2022
  • DEIRDRE WADDELL Appointed: 2013
  • HIS HON JUDGE MICHAEL GEOFFREY JAMES GLEDHILL KC (Chair)
  • HUGO KENNARD Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN EDWARD FRANKLIN Appointed: 2015
  • JOHN HOBBS Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN LIGHT Appointed: 2018
  • NIGEL PHILIP ROBBINS OBE Appointed: 2017
  • PENELOPE MARY FANNA PHILLIPS Appointed: 2020
  • PETER JOHN COTTEY Appointed: 2015
  • PATRICK CHARLES BOURNE COLEMAN Appointed: 2019
  • PHILLIP JOHN KERTON Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD RANDOLPH MULLINGS
  • REV'D CANON GRAHAM EDWIN MORRIS Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/11/1976, number: 272334
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 20 days late, AR06: 13 days late, AR04: 3 days late,
Main office

Sewell Mullings Logie
7 Dollar Street
CIRENCESTER
Gloucestershire
GL7 2AS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE TO ASSIST IN CARING FOR, PRESERVING AND ADORNING CIRENCESTER PARISH CHURCH AND THE SOUTH PORCH OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOWN HALL (TOGETHER THE CHURCH) AND ANY OTHER ANCIENT OR HISTORIC BUILDINGS VESTED IN THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CIRENCESTER (THE PCC) TOGETHER WITH THEIR GOODS AND ORNAMENTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. (REFER TO CONSTITUTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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