FRIENDS OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY
The object of the Friends is to promote, for the public benefit, the preservation, care and improvement of Nunhead Cemetery as a place of historic and ecological interest and beauty and as a burial ground.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE FRIENDS IS TO PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION, CARE AND IMPROVEMENT OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC AND ECOLOGICAL INTEREST AND BEAUTY AND AS A BURIAL GROUND
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that FONC membership increased by 20 to 838, with associated donations of £4,360 received. The charity reports successful fundraising events, including an Open Day that raised more than £6,000, and notes that it does not have to raise membership fees due to these generous donations.
What the accounts disclose
“We have not made great progress on addressing the issue of succession planning and documenting the processes by which various FONC Trustees and members carry out functions on behalf of FONC. This will need to be a priority for the coming year.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- 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
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/12/2018)
Trustees
- JEREMY PARTINGTONchair
- ANN COLEY
- CAROL MARGARET STEVENSON
- CHARLES NEWMAN
- GARRY ROY WILES
- JAMIE PHILIP HARRINGTON WARNER
- JANE CHRISTINE HART FICHEME
- JEFFREY HART OBE
- KEITH TURPIN
- Petra Florina Handoca
- RONALD WOOLLACOTT MBE
- YELENA IGOREVNA GILBERT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2025 | £66k | £58k |
| 30/03/2024 | £56k | £11k |
| 30/03/2023 | £21k | £13k |
| 30/03/2022 | £16k | £18k |
| 30/03/2021 | £12k | £8k |
Common questions
Is FRIENDS OF NUNHEAD CEMETERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that FONC membership increased by 20 to 838, with associated donations of £4,360 received. The charity reports successful fundraising events, including an Open Day that raised more than £6,000, and notes that it does not have to raise membership fees due to these generous donations.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 06/09/2023 | £3k | Grant to Friends Of Nunhead Cemetery (FONC) |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2016 | £6k | Grant to Friends of Nunhead Cemetery |