STUDLAND CHURCH LANDS TRUST

Registered charity 1124710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To establish a Fabric Fund to prvide funds to repair,improve St.Nicholas Church Studland and to provide funds for other religious work in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Studland

Objects

THE TRUST'S INCOME ARISES THROUGH INVESTMENT AND RENTAL INCOME. AFTER APPLYING THE INCOME TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OFMAINTAINING THE TRUST PROPERTY AND COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION THE INCOME IS APPLIED AS FOLLOWS:-1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FABRIC FUND' BY THE TRANSFER OF SUCH ANNUAL SUM SUFFICIENT FOR THE REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT ORREBUILDING OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, STUDLAND. IN SO FAR AS THE FUND IS NOT APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSE FORWHICH IT WAS ESTABLISHED, ANY SURPLUS WILL BE INVESTED IN THE TRUST.2. FUNDS IN SO FAR AS THEY CANNOT BE DIRECTED INTO THE FABRIC FUND WILL BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHERCHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STUDLAND. ANY FURTHER INCOME NOT SOAPPLIED MAY BE PAID BY THE MANAGING TRUSTEES TO THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FOR THE CREATION OF ASEPARATE FUND TO BE APPLIED FOR THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE BENEFICE OFSWANAGE AND STUDLAND.

Area of benefit: SWANAGE AND STUDLAND

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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Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £13,451 for the year, supported by investment and rental income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are maintained at levels sufficient to cover approximately 12 months of expenditure, and the trustees consider there are adequate reserves to meet the charity's objects for the foreseeable future.

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

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• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• REVD DR IAN NICHOLAS BIRDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• BARBARA ANN MATTHEWS
• David Hogsflesh
• Diana Jane Edmonds · trustee of 1 other charity
• ERIC STOBART · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST WILFRID'S STANDISH CHURCH TRUST.

• ST WILFRID'S STANDISH CHURCH TRUST income £219k
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bradfield, St.Nicholas Church Bradfield income £60k
• ST ANDREW HOLBORN CHURCH FOUNDATION income £416k
• NEWFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST income £71k
• FRIENDS OF ST NICHOLAS CHURCH ARUNDEL income £80k
• SHELFORD GOSPEL TRUST income £83k

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