CARING FOR GOD'S ACRE

Registered charity 1155536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT FEATURES OF CHURCHYARDS AND BURIAL GROUNDS

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £9,741 for the year, with total income of £250,315 against total expenditure of £240,574. The Treasurer confirms that the charity has sufficient reserves to cover three months of operating costs, amounting to £60,143. Staff costs remained the primary expense, accounting for approximately 75% of total expenditure.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Our Digital Ancestors is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to conne…” (source page)
• Historic England — “This project is funded by Historic England, the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic e…” (source page)
• Church of England — “The financial and in-kind contributions of the Church of England to the Our Digital Ancestors project will give parishes, congregations and …” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/01/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine MacCarthychair
• Alexander Paul Glanville
• Andrew May
• COLIN FENN
• Judith Leigh
• MISS ANNI HOLDEN
• Michael Innes · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD OLIVER GOODE
• Rev DAVID PRIMROSE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Simon Cooter

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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