# FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 236033
- **Other names:** THE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES, FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 23, 1965
- **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=236033


## Contact

- **Address:** Pentlow Hall, Pentlow, Essex
- **Postcode:** CO10 7SP
- **Phone:** 01787 281845
- **Email:** martinstuchfield@pentlowhall.uk
- **Website:** www.friendsofessexchurches.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND PLACES OF WORSHIP (HEREINAFTER CALLED "CHURCHES") IN THE AREA OF THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD;(B) TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD.(2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY MAY:-(A) COLLECT MONIES BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION AND OTHERWISE TO ENABLE THE CHARITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO ASSIST CHURCHES IN THE CARRYING OUT OF REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FABRIC OF CHURCHES, OR FOR RECORDING OR PUBLISHING THEIR HISTORY;(B) OFFER GUIDANCE TO CHURCHES AS TO HOW BEST TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND TO PRODUCE LITERATURE TO THIS END;(C) UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER LIKE WORK OF A WHOLLY CHARITABLE NATURE, WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK RIGHT AND PROPER;PROVIDED THE CHARITY SHALL NOT UNDERTAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR, DECORATION, FURNISHING OR RUNNING OF ANY CHURCH

**Activities:** The repair & restoration of Christian Churches in the area of the Diocese of Chelmsford, through grant giving

**Area of benefit:** ESSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £112951 | £184954 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £102069 | £215637 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £164820 | £215082 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £294461 | £134912 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £145657 | £163637 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MR MARTIN STUCHFIELD** (Chair) — appointed May 13, 2015
- Andrew Guy Marsden — appointed Nov. 6, 2023
- Dr Francis James Archibald Bettley FSA — appointed Sept. 7, 2020
- Emma Jane Brice — appointed May 22, 2024
- JEREMY WILLIAM BEALE — appointed May 13, 2015
- JOHN EDWARD JUXON PICKTHORN — appointed May 13, 2015
- Joanna Pimblett — appointed Sept. 7, 2020
- Peter John Tottman — appointed May 22, 2024
- Rachel Grainger — appointed May 1, 2016
- Sharon Jayne Hutton-Mayson — appointed May 22, 2025