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CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 258612 · organisation 258612

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
27 June 1969
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£12,036,466
Latest expenditure
£12,054,252
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Churches Conservation Trust, St. Peters Street, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1FH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.visitchurches.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The CCT is registered as a charity (number 258612) . Its governing document is the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Its main object is the preservation, in the interests of the nation and of the Church of England, of redundant churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Trust, together with their contents.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
9 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,036,466
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,054,252
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,271,244
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,235,845
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
6 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
6 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£9,938,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,570,678
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,744,845
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,386,363
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
20 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,104,155
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,123,438

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,036,466
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,054,252
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,997,002
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
2447
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,271,244
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,235,845
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,955,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2277
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
6 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£9,938,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,570,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,903,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
2200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,744,845
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,386,363
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,924,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
1800
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
20 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£11,104,155
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,123,438
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£4,533,451
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
1800

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
9 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1152070
Income Other Trading Activities
819991
Income Charitable Activities
9984018
Income Investments
80387
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12036466
Income Legacies
427442
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,417,880
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,636,372
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12054252
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
305150
Expenditure Governance
96620
Expenditure Support Costs
2060411
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-694
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,030,585
Assets Total Fixed
406738
Assets Own Use
29446
Assets Long Term Investment
377292
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,497,523
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,621,671
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,282,590
Creditors One Year Total Current
2621671
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,794,798
Funds Endowment
556463
Funds Unrestricted
1030585
Funds Restricted
695542
Funds Total
2282590
Count Employees
79
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1925884
Income Other Trading Activities
787372
Income Charitable Activities
9501661
Income Investments
56327
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12271244
Income Legacies
1222022
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,242,992
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,992,853
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12235845
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1478480
Expenditure Governance
56599
Expenditure Support Costs
1866005
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-2604
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£834,774
Assets Total Fixed
377986
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
377986
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,033,128
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,110,044
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,301,070
Creditors One Year Total Current
2110044
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,947,456
Funds Endowment
557157
Funds Unrestricted
834774
Funds Restricted
909139
Funds Total
2301070
Count Employees
86
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
6 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1142002
Income Other Trading Activities
836994
Income Charitable Activities
7920273
Income Investments
39566
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
9938835
Income Legacies
547306
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,142,299
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,428,379
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9570678
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1028457
Expenditure Governance
67763
Expenditure Support Costs
1788448
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
35437
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£983,454
Assets Total Fixed
380590
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
380590
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,727,953
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,840,268
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,268,275
Creditors One Year Total Current
1840268
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,876,172
Funds Endowment
559761
Funds Unrestricted
983454
Funds Restricted
725060
Funds Total
2268275
Count Employees
81
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
27 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
879167
Income Other Trading Activities
662860
Income Charitable Activities
10173483
Income Investments
19222
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11734732
Income Legacies
282627
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,021,265
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,365,098
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11386363
Expenditure Investment Management
7796
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
27873
Expenditure Support Costs
1426049
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
8982
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£780,766
Assets Total Fixed
416027
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
416027
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,015,719
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,496,191
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,935,555
Creditors One Year Total Current
2496191
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,080,614
Funds Endowment
595198
Funds Unrestricted
780766
Funds Restricted
559591
Funds Total
1935555
Count Employees
76
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
20 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
712825
Income Other Trading Activities
353566
Income Charitable Activities
10019883
Income Investments
17881
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11104155
Income Legacies
222674
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£891,866
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,231,572
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11123438
Expenditure Investment Management
2783
Expenditure Grants Institution
1061608
Expenditure Governance
29434
Expenditure Support Costs
1183283
Expenditure Depreciation
357
Gain Loss Investment
81259
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£430,564
Assets Total Fixed
407045
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
407045
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,492,561
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,331,515
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,568,091
Creditors One Year Total Current
2331515
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,312,647
Funds Endowment
586216
Funds Unrestricted
430564
Funds Restricted
551311
Funds Total
1568091
Count Employees
73
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-07-25T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
292291
Assoc Registered Charity Number
292291
Assoc Charity Name
CHURCH LANDS (ISLINGTON)
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
7
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-01-05T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
286488
Assoc Registered Charity Number
286488
Assoc Charity Name
THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-07-25T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
243422
Assoc Registered Charity Number
243422
Assoc Charity Name
THE CLERK'S FIELD (STRETFORD)
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
8
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-01-05T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
286488
Assoc Registered Charity Number
286488
Assoc Charity Name
THE INGLEBY CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1969-06-27T00:00:00
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2014-01-21T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
282008
Assoc Registered Charity Number
282008
Assoc Charity Name
SARAH BARBARA TAUNTON
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
6
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-10-20T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
272191
Assoc Registered Charity Number
272191
Assoc Charity Name
H L JENKYNS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Name
CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-04-08T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
4041844
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1129897
Assoc Charity Name
ALL SOULS BOLTON

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
PASTORAL MEASURE 2011
Charitable Objects
THE PRESERVATION, IN THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, OF CHURCHES AND PARTS OF CHURCHES OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY VESTED IN THE TRUST BY THE PASTORAL MEASURE 2011, TOGETHER WITH THEIR CONTENTS SO VESTED.
Area Of Benefit
UNRESTRICTED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
152807
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
REDUNDANT CHURCHES FUND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries