01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 January 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
- Latest income
- £6,600
- Latest expenditure
- £8,408
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 7 Lark Hill, Moulton, NEWMARKET, Suffolk, CB8 8RT
Website recorded by the regulator: churchrecordingsociety.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Church Recording Society is the national body for Church Recording Groups producing Church Records for national and local archives and legitimate users. Church Recording Society provides resources for the Church Recording Groups, which are located throughout the UK and the Isle of Man. It liaises with organisations having a common interest in the artefacts within churches.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,408
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,504
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,010
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,024
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,999
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,064
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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 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,408
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 29 December 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,294
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,504
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Volunteers
- 450
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 March 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,010
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,024
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 December 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,999
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,064
- 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
- 500
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHURCH RECORDING SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-01-04T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CHURCH RECORDING SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-03-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4010964
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1109628
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE LEDGERSTONE SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Jan 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK AND THE ISLE OF MAN, BY:IDENTIFYING, RESEARCHING, RECORDING AND ARCHIVING THE ARTEFACTS, NATURAL FEATURES AND HISTORIES OF PRESENT AND PAST PLACES OF WORSHIP, RELIGIOUS SITES AND BUILDINGS OF RELIGIOUS USE OF ANY DENOMINATION; EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE TO UNDERTAKE THESE ACTIVITIES; RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO, AND WORKING WITH, OTHERS UNDERTAKING SIMILAR WORK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; PROVIDING AND ENCOURAGING EDUCATION ABOUT THE ARTISTIC, HISTORIC, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES OF, AND THE SIGNIFICANCES OF, THE ARTEFACTS AND NATURAL FEATURES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, LECTURES, COURSES AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005, SECTION 5 OF THE CHARITIES REGISTRATION AND REGULATION ACT 2019 (OF THE ISLE OF MAN) AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures