THE FRIENDS OF ST LEONARD'S FLAMSTEAD

Registered charity 1074485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust deed decrees that the Trustees shall use the funds, whether capital or income, including contributions and subscriptions from time to time in their absolute discretion for the preservation, restoration, improvement and ornamentation of the parish church of St Leonard's, Flamstead.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND AND OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME RECEIVED BY THEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AS HEREINAFTER MENTION UPON TRUST TO APPLY OR CAUSE TO BE APPLIED THE SAME AT SUCH TIME AND IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION REPAIR MAINTENANCE RESTORATION IMPROVEMENT AND ORNAMENTATION OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LEONARD'S FLAMSTEAD AFORESAID.

Area of benefit: FLAMSTEAD

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £19,716 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £67,144. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves stand at £314,143, supported by designated and reserved funds, bringing total net assets to £892,532. The trustees consider the financial position sustainable and are monitoring income and expenditure regularly to meet future significant expenditure needs.

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 5 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Timothy Casey Wrightchair
• Carol Gibson
• GREGORY PARSONS
• JACK RICHARD REYLAND · trustee of 1 other charity
• JONATHAN MARK JENKIN
• Janet Elizabeth Bowie
• Rev Joanna Mary Heal · trustee of 1 other charity
• SARAH PARSONS

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

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