Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

FRIENDS OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH BLACKMORE

Registered charity 1113888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Concerts, Art Exhibition, Quizes, History Walk and Talk and other fund-raising events to help maintain, repair, restore, preserve and beautify the fabric of St Laurence Church and it's surroundings.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE "FRIEND" SHALL BE TO ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND WORSHIPPERS, THE FABRIC OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH, ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTING, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS BELONGING TO THE CHURCH, ITS CHURCHYARDS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

Area of benefit: ST LAURENCE CHURCH AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £100,828.51 at the year end, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees reported a satisfactory year with an excess of receipts over payments of £9,511.67, indicating stable financial health without stated risks to continuing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations - Tower Project (91% of income)
“23678 Donations - Tower Project” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 9.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The accounts show an excess of receipts over payments of £9511 at the end of the year. Our Funds have therefore increased and the total held at year end was £100,828.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: in accordance with our Objects (held: £101k)
“All our funds/reserves are held in accordance with our Objects”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£25k£16k
30/04/2024£30k£7k
30/04/2023£8k£2k
30/04/2022£6k£5k
30/04/2021£30k£1k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF ST LAURENCE CHURCH BLACKMORE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £100,828.51 at the year end, representing an increase from the previous year. The trustees reported a satisfactory year with an excess of receipts over payments of £9,511.67, indicating stable financial health without stated risks to continuing operations.