THE FRIENDS OF THE CONNECTION AT ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS

Registered charity 1040560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE CONNECTION, FRIENDS OF THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN'S, THE FRIENDS OF THE SOCIAL CARE UNIT AT ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS

We exist to support the work of The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields, to raise funds for that charity and to increase awareness among the public of homelessness.

Objects

TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN'S IN SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMITTEE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TRUSTEES OF THE CONNECTION AT ST. MARTIN'S SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUPPORT DOES NOT RELIEVE EXPENDITURE WHICH A BODY OR AUTHORITY IS UNDER A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall accounting deficit of approximately £6,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with net assets decreasing to around £36,000. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and continue activities. The charity maintains a cash reserve of around £36,000, which exceeds its stated policy target of a minimum £20,000.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of the Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RICHARD JAMES COOPERchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Alex Gandini
• Emily Cecil-Dennett
• Matthew David Whalley
• SHEILA MARY BATCHELOR

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Common questions

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS.

• THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS income £6.4m
• ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY income £80k
• CONNECT FOUNDATION (NORTH LINCS) income £223k
• ST. MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS CHARITY income £5.2m
• THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS income £25k
• Connection Support income £10.1m

Side by side with its peers

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