# THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF LITTLE GIDDING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1102857
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF LITTLE GIDDING
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 25, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1102857


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Bayswater Avenue, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS6 7NS
- **Phone:** 01179425929
- **Website:** http://www.littlegidding.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)  THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, AND IN PARTICULAR -      (I)   TO GIVE THANKS TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE HOLY LIVES AND EXAMPLES OF NICHOLAS FERRAR AND THOSE WHO SHARED HIS LIFE AT LITTLE GIDDING.     (II)  TO VENERATE HIS MEMORY AND TO HONOUR THOSE IDEALS OF CHRISTIAN FAMILY LIFE OF WHICH LITTLE GIDDING PROVIDED SO PERFECT A PATTERN.     (III) TO TAKE A PRACTICAL AND ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE CARE, UPKEEP AND ADORNMENT OF THE CHURCH OF LITTLE GIDDING AND ITS PRECINCTS.     (IV)  TO ARRANGE, AS OCCASION PROVIDES, FOR VISITS AND PILGRIMAGES TO LITTLE GIDDING AND, IN ANY OTHER WAYS THAT MAY BE DEEMED FITTING, TO PRESERVE THE SENSE OF LITTLE GIDDING AS A HOLY PLACE, FROM WHICH THE SANCTITY CAN NEVER DEPART.     (V)   TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND FACILITIES FOR PILGRIMS AND OTHER VISITORS TO COME TO, VISIT, OR STAY AT LITTLE GIDDING.   (2)  TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE OF NICHOLAS FERRAR AT LITTLE GIDDING AND ALSO THE CONNECTION OF T S ELIOT WITH LITTLE GIDDING.

**Activities:** To celebrate and commemorate Nicolas Ferrar, provide practical care and assistance in the upkeep of Little Gidding church, promote and arrange services, pilgrimages and educational visits  and events at Little Gidding and elsewhere that celebrate and commemorate Ferrar's life and his lifestyle, and other historical visitors connected to Little Gidding including T S Eliot. To support Ferrar House.

**Area of benefit:** LITTLE GIDDING




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cambridgeshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £4709 | £4078 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £4143 | £5178 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £3886 | £2983 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £3132 | £8636 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £3777 | £5559 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Canon Simon John Kershaw** (Chair)
- Nigel David Seaman — appointed Dec. 6, 2025
- Susan Waters — appointed Dec. 6, 2025