FRIENDS OF LONG SUTTON CHURCH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 April 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £11,578
Latest expenditure: £5,459
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: UPTON BRIDGE COTTAGE, LANGPORT ROAD, LONG SUTTON, LANGPORT, TA10 9NQ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.longsutton.org.uk/index.php?page=friends-of-long-sutton-church (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The object of the charity is to contribute towards the cost of projects for the preservation and maintenance of Holy Trinity church, Long Sutton, Somerset. The main activities are the raising of funds from membership subscriptions, donations and events in order to make grants to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) for projects covered by the object.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,459

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: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,472
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,053

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: 26 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,254

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: 30 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £967
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,407

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,459
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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,254
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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF LONG SUTTON CHURCH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-04-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 FEBRUARY 2005,
Charitable Objects: TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE COST OF SUCH SPECIFIC PROJECTS FOR THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG SUTTON, SOMERSET ('LONG SUTTON CHURCH') WHICH MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE REQUIRED AND WHICH THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ('PCC') HAS FROM TIME TO TIME IDENTIFIED AND WISHES TO UNDERTAKE OR WHICH THE TRUSTEES HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE PCC UNDERTAKE SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE PCC. THE WORK MAY INCLUDE THE BELL TOWER, ROOFS, WALLS, WINDOWS, DOORS, FOUNDATIONS, STONEWORK, PORCHES AND ALL FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AND FURNITURE AND MONUMENTS, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS WHETHER IN THE CHURCH OR THE CHURCHYARD AND THE ORGAN AND ALL SERVICE INSTALLATIONS PROVIDED THAT THERE SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED ALL GENERAL RUNNING COSTS OF THE CHURCH SUCH AS LIGHTING, HEATING, RATES, TAXES, INSURANCE'S AND THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES AND OTHER EVENTS WHETHER FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP OR OTHERWISE AND ALL OTHER REGULAR OUTGOINGS FALLING UNDER THE HEADING OF GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING.THE PROJECT FOR CONTRIBUTION ('THE WORK') SHALL BE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES AND AS AGREED BY THEM WITH THE PCC.THE AMOUNT OF A PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTION ('THE GRANT') SHALL BE AS DETERMINED ENTIRELY AT THEIR DISCRETION BY THE TRUSTEES AND AGREED BY THE PCC. UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEESIT SHALL BE APPLIED TO NO OTHER PURPOSE.IF NOT APPLIED THE SUM GRANTED SHALL BE RETURNED BY THE PCC TO THE TRUSTEES.THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND MANAGEMENT OF THE WORK WILL REMAIN ENTIRELY THAT OF THE PCC.
Area Of Benefit: HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, LONG SUTTON, SOMERSET

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 456777
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FOLSC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling