CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF MESSING CHURCH

Registered charity 1113258 · organisation 4020868

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
14 March 2006
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£5,250
Latest expenditure
£4,642
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Victoria House, School Road, MESSING, Messing, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9TL

02 Activities

What the charity does

Running fund raising events towards maintaining and improving the fabric, fittings and furnishings of the churchyard and graveyard of All Saints Church, Messing, preserving and protecting the church as a place of Christian worship and for the benefit of the public

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
30 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,250
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,642
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,950
Total Gross Expenditure
£825
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,895
Total Gross Expenditure
£829
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
17 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,312
Total Gross Expenditure
£508
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
19 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£560
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

04 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

05 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage

06 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF MESSING CHURCH
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2006-03-14T00:00:00

07 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 DECEMBER 2005 as amended on 27 Nov 2025
Charitable Objects
TO CONSERVE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND IMPROVE THE FABRIC, FITTINGS, FURNISHINGS, CHURCHYARD AND GRAVEYARD OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, MESSING, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CHURCH AS A PLACE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Area Of Benefit
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, MESSING

08 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
359799
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
FRIENDS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management