ST CLEMENT DANES CHURCH FUND

Registered charity 1168717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of the efficiency of the RAF principally by, but not limited to:the maintenance, repair and improvement of St Clement Danes Church;supporting the day-to-day running of the Church including the holding of services and all its religious and charitable work;for the benefit of past, present and future members of the RAF and other Air Forces deemed to be associated with the RAF.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE PRINCIPALLY BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT DANES (THE "CHURCH") INCLUDING FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THE CHURCH TO ENABLE IT TO UNDERTAKE THE ROLE AS THE CENTRAL CHURCH OF THE RAF; AND (B) SUPPORTING THE DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THE CHURCH INCLUDING THE HOLDING OF SERVICES AND ALL ITS RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE WORK,FOR THE BENEFIT OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER AIR FORCES DEEMED BY THE AIR FORCE BOARD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased significantly to £2,274,847 from £2,966,774 in the prior year, primarily due to £800,898 in expenditure for the steeple restoration project. The trustees have set a reserves target of £100,000 to ensure short-term liquidity, and unrestricted funds stood at £100,000 at year-end. The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and mitigating measures against adverse conditions.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Clement Danes Church Fund (matched by registered charity number).

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Air Marshal Alan Gillespie MA BSC RAFchair
• Carolyn Opie MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• DELVA PATMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Group Captain John Hetherington
• Group Captain Lee Wales · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Giles Legood MBE KHC · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of London

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Government & lottery funding

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