THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
WE MAKE GRANTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF CHURCHES IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM WHICH ARE NOT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
Objects
THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES STAINED GLASS FURNITURE ORNAMENTS, BELLS, CLOCKS AND CHIMES IN SUCH CHURCHES AND O THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY SUCH CHURCHES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £97,166, while total reserves fell to £103,340 due to higher grant expenditure than income. The trustees report sufficient liquid resources to meet liabilities and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material threats identified.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the Trust over the course of the next few years to make grants that are in excess of income in order to reduce the level of our reserves.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- GRAEME RENTONchair
- ANDREW PARIS
- ANTHONY GEORGE EYRE MARRIOTT
- Anthea Moat
- DAVID DIGBY ATKINS
- Dr CHRISTOPHER JOHN BROOKE
- Dr David Carrington
- Dr Jennifer Alexander FSA
- JONATHAN NEIL DAWSON
- Margaret Ann Bennett-Samuels
- PROFESSOR MICHAEL JONES FSA
- RICHARD ASSHETON CRAVEN-SMITH-MILNES
- RICHARD BRACKENBURY
- Rev Alison Grant Milbank
- Rev James Saunders
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £54k | £61k |
| 31/03/2024 | £76k | £51k |
| 31/03/2023 | £30k | £66k |
| 31/03/2022 | £46k | £61k |
| 31/03/2021 | £45k | £53k |
Common questions
Is THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £97,166, while total reserves fell to £103,340 due to higher grant expenditure than income. The trustees report sufficient liquid resources to meet liabilities and confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material threats identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NOTTINGHAM SAINT PETER AND ALL SAINTS.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | FY2022 | £10k | Churches |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | FY2021 | £10k | Churches |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST | FY2022 | £8k | Churches |
| THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST | FY2026 | £5k | Churches |
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | Purposes Beneficial to the Community |
| THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY | FY2024 | £1k | |
| LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND) | FY2025 | £1k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NOTTINGHAM SAINT PETER AND ALL SAINTS | FY2023 | £150 | Secular Charities |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
- THE NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST
- THE WILTSHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED
- OXFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (2016)
- THE NORFOLK CHURCHES TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | £54k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | £112k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE NORTHUMBRIA HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | £456k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST | £67k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WILTSHIRE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED | £39k | £45,717 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| OXFORDSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST (2016) | £401k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |