FRIENDS OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH BLACKMORE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 April 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £25,328
Latest expenditure: £15,816
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: UVONGO, BLACKMORE ROAD, BLACKMORE, INGATESTONE, CM4 0QX

Website recorded by the regulator: foslblackmore.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Concerts, Art Exhibition, Quizes, History Walk and Talk and other fund-raising events to help maintain, repair, restore, preserve and beautify the fabric of St Laurence Church and it's surroundings.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £25,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,816

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,838

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £7,725
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,091

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,152

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £29,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075

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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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £25,328
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,816
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £29,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,838
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £29,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075
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: 5

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH BLACKMORE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-04-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MARCH 2006.
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE "FRIEND" SHALL BE TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND WORSHIPPERS, THE FABRIC OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTING, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS BELONGING TO THE CHURCH, ITS CHURCHYARDS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
Area Of Benefit: ST LAURENCE CHURCH AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures