# FRANCIS COALES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

## Details

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


## Contact

- **Address:** The Old Rectory, Rectory Way, Lympsham, WESTON-SUPER-MARE
- **Postcode:** BS24 0EW
- **Phone:** 01934750817
- **Email:** ADMINISTRATOR@FRANCISCOALES.UK
- **Website:** franciscoales.co.uk



## Activities

**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.

**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

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Bedford
- Buckinghamshire
- Hertfordshire
- Northamptonshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £117420 | £118765 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £122429 | £116999 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £149302 | £120004 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £134468 | £132270 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £111553 | £129452 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MARTIN STUCHFIELD** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 22, 1999
- JOHN CHARLES BARKER — appointed Sept. 10, 2021
- John Vigar — appointed March 20, 2024
- Matthew John Saunders MBE — appointed Dec. 3, 2008
- Rev BRIAN HOWARD WILCOX — appointed Jan. 18, 1988