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Francis Coales Charitable Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
270718
Status
Registered
Registered
Feb. 3, 1976
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
The Old Rectory
Rectory Way
Lympsham
Weston-Super-Mare
BS24 0EW

Activities

TO ASSIST WITH GRANTS FOR THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF OLD BUILDINGS (BUILT BEFORE 1875) WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO CHURCHES AND THEIR CONTENTS IN THE COUNTIES OF BEDFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. THERE IS NO TERRITORIAL RESTRICTION IN RESPECT OF CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS AND MONUMENTAL BRASSES. GRANTS ARE OCCASIONALLY MADE TOWARDS PUBLICATION

Objects: To Provide Funds Directly Or By Way Of Grant Or Loan Towards I) The Cost Of Antiquarian Research Archaeological Or Other Methods On Sites, Buildings, Objects, Documents And Other Relevant Material Dating From Before 1875 Including The Costs Of Printing And Publication (In Writing Or Orally) Of Books Theses Documents And Lectures Concerned With Such Antiquarian Research. Ii) The Repair Or Restoration Of Any Ecclesiastical Or Other Buildings From Time To Time Opened To Public View Which Shall Have Been Built Before The Year 1875. Iii) The Purchase Of Any Land Or Building For The Purpose Of Carrying Out Research On Or Restoration Of The Same. Iv) The Purchase And Stocking Of A Public Library. V) The Purchase Of Archives Papers And Other Items Of Sufficient Educational, Historical Or Other Antiquarian Interest And The Repair And Conservation Of Such Items Whether In Museums, Libraries Or Public Record Offices Provided Always That Such Archives Papers And Other Items Shall Always Be Available For View By The Public.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Local Authority
Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 £119,708 £133,812
Dec. 31, 2024 £117,420 £118,765
Dec. 31, 2023 £122,429 £116,999
Dec. 31, 2022 £149,302 £120,004
Dec. 31, 2021 £134,468 £132,270
Dec. 31, 2020 £111,553 £129,452

Trustees

Name Appointed
Martin Stuchfield (Chair) Feb. 22, 1999
John Charles Barker Sept. 10, 2021
John Vigar March 20, 2024
Matthew John Saunders MBE Dec. 3, 2008
Rev BRIAN HOWARD WILCOX Jan. 18, 1988