FRATERNITY OF THE FRIENDS OF SAINT ALBANS ABBEY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 October 1967
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £65,424
Latest expenditure: £90,444
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Friends of St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1BY

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/friends (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support of St Alban's Cathedral and the promotion of its dignity, traditions and influence, in particular by:1) providing a network to link members to the life and work of the Cathedral and Abbey Church.2) giving practical and financial support to projects which enhance the Church and its precincts and which are endorsed by the Cathedral Chapter.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 4 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £65,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,444

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £152,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,175

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,814

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £52,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,212

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £405,458
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,636

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £65,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,444
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £152,884
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,175
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,814
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £52,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,212
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £405,458
Total Gross Expenditure: £56,636
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRATERNITY OF THE FRIENDS OF SAINT ALBANS ABBEY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1967-10-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED THE 21ST JUNE 1951, AMENDED 24 JUNE 2000AS AMENDED ON 23 SEP 2017 as amended on 22 Sep 2018 as amended on 22 Sep 2018 as amended on 13 May 2023
Charitable Objects: The charity's objects are the support of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban and the promotion of its dignity, traditions and influence, in particular by:(1) providing a network to link members to the life and work of the Cathedral and Abbey Church.(2) giving practical and financial support to projects which enhance the Cathedral and Abbey Church and its precincts and which are endorsed by the Chapter of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 626272
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Friends of Saint Albans Cathedral

Charity Name Id: 79551
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF ST ALBANS ABBEY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures