FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ARUNDEL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 12 February 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £79,820
Latest expenditure: £3,418
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 26 MALTRAVERS STREET, ARUNDEL, BN18 9BU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.stnicholas-arundel.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing support for the restoration preservation repair maintenance and reconstruction of the Parish Church of St Nicholas Arundel, West Sussex, and for the monuments fixtures fittings and stained glass in the Church.

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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: 15 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £79,820
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,418

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: 4 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,746

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: 31 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,812

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: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £199,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,057

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: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,452
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,352

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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: 15 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £79,820
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,418
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 4 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £33,932
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,746
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
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 31 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,898
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,812
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
Count Volunteers: 9

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: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £199,996
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,057
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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: 7 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £12,452
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,352
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: 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: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ARUNDEL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-02-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 10 DECEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 18 AUGUST 2009.
Charitable Objects: (A) FOR THE RESTORATION PRESERVATION REPAIR MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS ("THE CHURCH") ARUNDEL IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER AND OF THE MONUMENTS FITTINGS FIXTURES AND STAINED GLASS IN THE CHURCH AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO THE CHURCH (B) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SAID COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX AND THE SAID DIOCESE TO PRESERVE REPAIR MAINTAIN AND RECONSTRUCT THE CHURCH AS A BUILDING OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE IN THE EVENT OF THE CHURCH BEING DECLARED REDUNDANT BY A PASTORAL SCHEME MADE UNDER THE PASTORAL MEASURE 1983 (OR ANY STATUTORY MODIFICATION OR RE-ENACTMENT THEREOF) OR OTHERWISE CEASING TO BE USED REGULARLY FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE MONUMENTS FITTINGS FIXTURES AND STAINED GLASS IN THE CHURCH AND THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING THERETO
Area Of Benefit: ARUNDEL IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 324567
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ST NICHOLAS BUILDING TRUST

Charity Name Id: 324597
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH ARUNDEL BUILDING TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management