FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 February 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01119137
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,071,971
Latest expenditure: £2,186,857
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 70 COWCROSS STREET, LONDON, EC1M 6EJ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity owns historic, redundant places of worship in England and Wales. It undertakes significant repairs to these buildings, and reopens them for community and public use and enjoyment.The charity also has at its disposal the Cottam Will Trust which disburses grants for the purchase or creation of objects of beauty which further religion in ancient Gothic churches.

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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: 8 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,071,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,186,857

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: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,516,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,343,484

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: 15 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,002,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,725

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: 15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,825,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,388,605

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: 3 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,847,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,734,785

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 8 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,071,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,186,857
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £1,142,232
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 160

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: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,516,748
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,343,484
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £461,368
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 73

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: 15 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,002,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,725
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £366,439
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

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: 15 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,825,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,388,605
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £2,835,985
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

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: 3 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,847,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,734,785
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £1,402,825
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 75

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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: 8 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2888103
Income Other Trading Activities: 6893
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 176975
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3071971
Income Legacies: 280433
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,469
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,071,388
Expenditure Other: 85000
Expenditure Total: 2186857
Expenditure Investment Management: 27025
Expenditure Grants Institution: 6000
Expenditure Governance: 21986
Expenditure Support Costs: 21986
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -174368
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,801,660
Assets Total Fixed: 6196826
Assets Own Use: 11614
Assets Long Term Investment: 6185212
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £469,805
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,860
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,584,771
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81860
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £341,069
Funds Endowment: 379135
Funds Unrestricted: 4636285
Funds Restricted: 1569351
Funds Total: 6584771
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only 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: 22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2413490
Income Other Trading Activities: 7978
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 95280
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2516748
Income Legacies: 208127
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,926
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,319,558
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1343484
Expenditure Investment Management: 23579
Expenditure Grants Institution: 500
Expenditure Governance: 44295
Expenditure Support Costs: 44295
Expenditure Depreciation: 432
Gain Loss Investment: 518147
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,154,273
Assets Total Fixed: 5755289
Assets Own Use: 11614
Assets Long Term Investment: 5743675
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £216,389
Assets Total Liabilities: £97,653
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,874,025
Creditors One Year Total Current: 97653
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £153,155
Funds Endowment: 460344
Funds Unrestricted: 3988898
Funds Restricted: 1424783
Funds Total: 5874025
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only 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: 15 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 899559
Income Other Trading Activities: 6545
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 96681
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1002785
Income Legacies: 174268
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £22,125
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,553,600
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1575725
Expenditure Investment Management: 21950
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27530
Expenditure Support Costs: 27530
Expenditure Depreciation: 430
Gain Loss Investment: -396949
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,515,566
Assets Total Fixed: 3859225
Assets Own Use: 12046
Assets Long Term Investment: 3847179
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £366,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £42,620
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,182,614
Creditors One Year Total Current: 42620
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £259,269
Funds Endowment: 436446
Funds Unrestricted: 2527612
Funds Restricted: 1218556
Funds Total: 4182614
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only 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: 15 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3719085
Income Other Trading Activities: 20728
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 85347
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3825160
Income Legacies: 350950
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £27,370
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,361,235
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3388605
Expenditure Investment Management: 26475
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24100
Expenditure Support Costs: 24100
Expenditure Depreciation: 432
Gain Loss Investment: -40571
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,226,767
Assets Total Fixed: 4285296
Assets Own Use: 12476
Assets Long Term Investment: 4272820
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,690,612
Assets Total Liabilities: £823,405
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,152,503
Creditors One Year Total Current: 823405
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,056,002
Funds Endowment: 460879
Funds Unrestricted: 3239243
Funds Restricted: 1452381
Funds Total: 5152503
Count Employees: 2
Charity Only 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: 3 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1759222
Income Other Trading Activities: 6439
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 81713
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1847374
Income Legacies: 949305
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,055
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,711,730
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1734785
Expenditure Investment Management: 22466
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9675
Expenditure Support Costs: 9675
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 977308
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,799,371
Assets Total Fixed: 4424828
Assets Own Use: 11612
Assets Long Term Investment: 4413216
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £560,808
Assets Total Liabilities: £229,117
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,756,519
Creditors One Year Total Current: 229117
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £349,094
Funds Endowment: 463505
Funds Unrestricted: 2799373
Funds Restricted: 1493641
Funds Total: 4756519
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-09-26T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 1021175
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1021175
Assoc Charity Name: TANNER TRUST

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-11-24T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 277620
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 277620
Assoc Charity Name: CLAY COTON CHURCH MAINTENANCE FUND

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-02-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 OCTOBER 2005 AMENDED 6 MARCH 2006.
Charitable Objects: A) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS, WHETHER BELONGING TO OR USED OR FORMERLY USED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OR BY ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS BODY AS PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP; TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES OR CHAPELS; AND TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING TO ANY SUCH CHURCH OR CHAPEL.B) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR ARCHITECTURAL MERIT OR BEAUTY, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, IN THE BRITISH ISLANDS, USED OR FORMERLY USED AS PLACES OF WORSHIP, FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION; TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION; AND TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION OF THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING TO ANY SUCH BUILDING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION.C) TO FURNISH OR EQUIP ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, AND TO USE IT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION OR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.D) TO REPAIR, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, BEAUTIFY OR RECONSTRUCT ANY CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, OR THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS OR OTHER CHATTELS THEREIN; OR THE CHURCHYARD OR BURIAL GROUND BELONGING OR FORMERLY BELONGING THERETO.E) TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY OF THE AFORESAID OBJECTS EITHER BY MEANS OF THE ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE, GIFT OR OTHERWISE OF ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR ANY PART THEREOF, AS AFORESAID, OR BY MEANS OF GRANTS OR LOANS TO ANY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL TRUSTEES OR OTHER PERSONS OR BODY OR PERSONS WHETHER CORPORATE OR INCORPORATE HAVING OWNERSHIP, CARE OR CUSTODY OF ANY SUCH CHURCH, CHAPEL OR BUILDING, OR OF ANY PART THEREOF, AS A AFORESAID, OR OF ANY SUCH CHATTELS OR LAND AS AFORESAID OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 374733
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES

Charity Name Id: 374723
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDLESS CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 374755
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF FRIENDLESS CHURCHES LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff