CHURCHES CONSERVATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 February 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08372099
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £407,916
Latest expenditure: £2,007,618
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Churches Conservation Trust, St. Peters Street, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1FH

02 Activities

What the charity does

Conservation of churches and chapels of historic and archaeological importance for benefit of members of the communities in which they are located and for the benefit of the wider public..The relief of people who are in need due to age ,ill health ,disability, social disadvantage.To Benefit the residents of the communities in which such churches are located by adapting and improving premises.

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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: 12 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £407,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,007,618

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: 12 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,553,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,791

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: 29 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,045,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,550,929

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: 23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,068,759
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,009,047

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: 28 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,064,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £650,347

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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: 12 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £407,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,007,618
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: 5

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: 12 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,553,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,791
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: 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: 29 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,045,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,550,929
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: 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: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,068,759
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,009,047
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 5

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: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,064,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £650,347
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 12 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1478480
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 75142
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1553622
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £815,791
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 815791
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 806384
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 9407
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 182431
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £72,147
Assets Total Fixed: 2168575
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 2168575
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,969,446
Assets Total Liabilities: £813,672
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,324,349
Creditors One Year Total Current: 813672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,490,966
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 72147
Funds Restricted: 7252202
Funds Total: 7324349
Count Employees: 0
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: 29 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1028457
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 17077
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1045534
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,550,929
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1550929
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1541938
Expenditure Governance: 8991
Expenditure Support Costs: 8991
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -138657
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £12,412
Assets Total Fixed: 1986144
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 1986144
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,740,289
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,322,346
Assets Current Investment: 1028457
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,404,087
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1322346
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,711,832
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12412
Funds Restricted: 6391675
Funds Total: 6404087
Count Employees: 0
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: 23 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1067558
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 1201
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1068759
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,009,047
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1009047
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3101
Expenditure Support Costs: 3101
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 104290
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,326
Assets Total Fixed: 2124801
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 2124801
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,930,448
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,007,110
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,048,139
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1007110
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,862,890
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8326
Funds Restricted: 7039813
Funds Total: 7048139
Count Employees: 0
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: 28 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1061608
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 3138
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1064746
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £650,347
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 650347
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5084
Expenditure Support Costs: 5084
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 410532
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £16,226
Assets Total Fixed: 2178070
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 2178070
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,358,494
Assets Total Liabilities: £652,427
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,884,137
Creditors One Year Total Current: 652427
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £4,296,886
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 16226
Funds Restricted: 6867911
Funds Total: 6884137
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
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: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHURCHES CONSERVATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-02-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/03/2013
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:4.1 THE CONSERVATION OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS OF HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OR ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY LOCATED ANYWHERE IN ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER PUBLIC; AND4.2 TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH SUCH CHURCHES AND CHAPELS ARE LOCATED (WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS) BY ADAPTING AND IMPROVING PREMISES SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS FOR:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,(B) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE,(C) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF RESIDENTS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS, FIND WAYS OF MEETING THEM AND THUS TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND(D) RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management