THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BEMBRIDGE

Registered charity 1073471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BEMBRIDGE

To support the maintenance of the fabric and fittings of the buildings of the Parish Church of Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF BEMBRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS IN THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH (HEREINAFTER CALLED" THE CHURCH" ) ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD

Area of benefit: BEMBRIDGE

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£50k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £20,182.94, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £45,599.00 to £25,416.06. The trustees report no outstanding debts and confirm that funds are held as a custodian trustee with none held in that capacity. The reserves policy is to retain sufficient funds for future projects identified by the PCC.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: To retain sufficient funds for future projects identified by the HTC PCC (held: £25k)

“To retain sufficient funds for future projects identified by the HTC PCC” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

Crispin Simon Vicary Kenyon
Dawn Elizabeth Green
Michael Goudime

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£29k	£50k
31/10/2024	£19k	£6k
31/10/2023	£12k	£48k
31/10/2022	£16k	£7k
31/10/2021	£83k	£38k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BEMBRIDGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £20,182.94, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £45,599.00 to £25,416.06. The trustees report no outstanding debts and confirm that funds are held as a custodian trustee with none held in that capacity. The reserves policy is to retain sufficient funds for future projects identified by the PCC. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/07/2005	£16k	"Overhaul and Conservation of Holy Trinity's Historic Organ"