CHURCHES CONSERVATION

Registered charity 1150968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation of churches and chapels of historic and archaeological importance for benefit of members of the communities in which they are located and for the benefit of the wider public..The relief of people who are in need due to age ,ill health ,disability, social disadvantage.To Benefit the residents of the communities in which such churches are located by adapting and improving premises.

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Latest income
£408k
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,631,697 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £7.32 million to £5.79 million. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the unrestricted reserves of £169,357 to be adequate to cover six months of operational expenditure. The charity maintains a healthy balance sheet with sufficient unrestricted reserves to maintain operations and restricted funds to support specific projects.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months operational expenditure (held: £169k)
“The Trustees propose to maintain the charity’s reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to six months operational expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£816k
Reserves (reported)
£72k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£408k£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.6m£816k
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.1m£650k

Common questions

Is CHURCHES CONSERVATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,631,697 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £7.32 million to £5.79 million. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider the unrestricted reserves of £169,357 to be adequate to cover six months of operational expenditure. The charity maintains a healthy balance sheet with sufficient unrestricted reserves to maintain operations and restricted funds to support specific projects. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Who funds CHURCHES CONSERVATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCHES CONSERVATION as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5kSection 2(g) (1)