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Friends Of Friendless Churches Limited

Friendless Churches Trust Limited, Friends Of Friendless Churches, Friends Of Friendless Churches Limited

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1113097
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 27, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
01119137

Address

Address
70 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6EJ

Activities

The charity owns historic, redundant places of worship in England and Wales. It undertakes significant repairs to these buildings, and reopens them for community and public use and enjoyment.The charity also has at its disposal the Cottam Will Trust which disburses grants for the purchase or creation of objects of beauty which further religion in ancient Gothic churches.

Objects: A) To Secure The Preservation Of Churches And Chapels, Or Of Any Part Thereof, In The British Islands, Whether Belonging To Or Used Or Formerly Used By The Church Of England Or By Any Other Religious Body As Places Of Public Worship; To Secure The Preservation Of Monuments, Fittings, Fixtures, Stained Glass, Furniture, Ornaments And Chattels In Such Churches Or Chapels; And To Secure The Preservation Of The Churchyard Or Burial Ground Belonging Or Formerly Belonging To Any Such Church Or Chapel.b) To Secure The Preservation Of Buildings Of Historic Interest Or Architectural Merit Or Beauty, Or Of Any Part Thereof, In The British Islands, Used Or Formerly Used As Places Of Worship, For Public Access And The Benefit Of The Nation; To Secure The Preservation Of Monuments, Fittings, Fixtures, Stained Glass, Furniture, Ornaments And Chattels In Such Buildings For Public Exhibition And The Benefit Of The Nation; And To Secure The Preservation Of The Churchyard Or Burial Ground Belonging Or Formerly Belonging To Any Such Building For Public Access And The Benefit Of The Nation.c) To Furnish Or Equip Any Such Church, Chapel Or Building, Or Any Part Thereof, As Aforesaid, And To Use IT For The Advancement Of The Christian Religion Or Such Other Charitable Purpose As The Society Shall From Time To Time Determine.d) To Repair, Maintain, Improve, Beautify Or Reconstruct Any Church, Chapel Or Building, Or Any Part Thereof, As Aforesaid, Or The Monuments, Fittings, Fixtures, Stained Glass, Furniture, Ornaments Or Other Chattels Therein; Or The Churchyard Or Burial Ground Belonging Or Formerly Belonging Thereto.e) To Promote All Or Any Of The Aforesaid Objects Either By Means Of The Acquisition By Purchase, Gift Or Otherwise Of Any Such Church, Chapel Or Building, Or Any Part Thereof, As Aforesaid, Or By Means Of Grants Or Loans To Any Parochial Church Council Trustees Or Other Persons Or Body Or Persons Whether Corporate Or Incorporate Having Ownership, Care Or Custody Of Any Such Church, Chapel Or Building, Or Of Any Part Thereof, As A Aforesaid, Or Of Any Such Chattels Or Land As Aforesaid Or In Such Other Manner As The Society Shall From Time To Time Determine.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Any Part Of The British Islands
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £3,071,971 £2,186,857 £6,584,771 4
March 31, 2024 £2,516,748 £1,343,484 £5,874,025 2
March 31, 2023 £1,002,785 £1,575,725 £4,182,614 2
March 31, 2022 £3,825,160 £3,388,605 £5,152,503 2
March 31, 2021 £1,847,374 £1,734,785 £4,756,519 1

Trustees

Name Appointed
Roger Evans (Chair)
Catherine Cullis
Dr Elizabeth Green Oct. 3, 2015
George Bulmer Oct. 3, 2015
John William Edwards March 20, 2019
Kirstie Robbins Sept. 27, 2019
Peter Scott
Rev Jack Alexander Barrow Oct. 8, 2016
Richard Halsey
Sir Paul Britton Dec. 11, 2012
Simon John Morton Evans June 8, 2017
Thomas Owen Saunders Lloyd Oct. 7, 2023

Linked charities

  • The Friends Of Friendless Churches (1113097-1)