# CANYNGES SOCIETY (FRIENDS OF ST MARY REDCLIFFE)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 242231
- **Other names:** CANYNGE'S SOCIETY (FRIENDS OF ST MARY REDCLIFFE)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 28, 1967
- **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=242231


## Contact

- **Address:** St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Parish Office, 12 Colston Parade, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS1 6RA
- **Phone:** 0117 2310600
- **Email:** info@canynges.co.uk
- **Website:** www.canynges.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ASSIST IN OR TOWARDS THE RESTORATION, UPKEEP, IMPROVEMENT AND ADORNMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY REDCLIFFE AND THE CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSIONS THERETO.TO MAKE GRANTS FROM TIME TO TIME TOWARDS ANY MAJOR RESTORATION WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY.IN OR TOWARDS THE REPAIR, RESTORATION, RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ORGAN AND THE ORNAMENTS AND OTHER FITTINGS AND FURNITURE OF THE CHURCH AND THE VESTMENTS, BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS THEREOF AND IN OR TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DIVINE WORSHIP THEREIN.IN OR TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RITES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.IN OR TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND THE HISTORY BOTH OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE PARISH OF ST MARY REDCLIFFE.

**Activities:** To raise funds for the support of the parish Church of St Mary Redcliffe in the City of Bristol, especially for the restoration and upkeep of the fabric of the Church and churchyard; and (inter alia) towards the education of the general public in relation to the history of the parish of St Mary Redcliffe.

**Area of benefit:** PARISH OF ST MARY, REDCLIFFE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bristol City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £34734 | £64886 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £52225 | £28708 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £27596 | £51248 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £33310 | £26282 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £42015 | £31432 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Richard Clarke** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 22, 2025
- Christopher Michael James Stanley — appointed Sept. 21, 2020
- Edward Kenneth Clarke — appointed May 12, 2020
- Michael Robert Craggs — appointed Nov. 3, 2025
- PAMELA REID — appointed May 12, 2020
- Philip Marc Pratt — appointed May 15, 2019
- Simon James Connelly Tofts — appointed Nov. 3, 2025
- Stephen Bruce Chatterton Allen — appointed Aug. 25, 2025