HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLANDS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST

Registered charity 1181370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raising funds and giving grants towards the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of historic churches in Hampshire (including the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth), the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, and of monuments etc in such churches and of the churchyard belonging to such churches, for public benefit.

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Latest income
£61k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £43,567 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds carried forward of £226,992. The trustees confirmed that the charity's assets and incoming resources are sufficient to fulfill its obligations and continue its activities. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from Ride & Stride
“Income from Ride & Stride 42 903” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to enable current and future grants to appropriate churches and to cover the operational needs of the Charity (held: £227k)
“Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust maintains a level of reserves sufficient to enable current and future grants to appropriate churches and to cover the operational needs of the Charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Operates in: Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Jersey · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£61k£104k
31/12/2023£144k£52k
31/12/2022£81k£62k
31/12/2021£70k£100k
31/12/2020£88k£117k

Common questions

Is HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLANDS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £43,567 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds carried forward of £226,992. The trustees confirmed that the charity's assets and incoming resources are sufficient to fulfill its obligations and continue its activities. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLANDS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLANDS HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, HOOK-WITH-WARSASHFY2024£25