Walpole Old Chapel Trust
The Friends of Walpole Old Chapel help to care for, maintain and develop Walpole Old Chapel, for the benefit of the general public. We also help to educate the general public about the historical and cultural significance of the chapel by opening the building to the public and by providing educational material, displays and performances
Objects
TO SECURE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL, TOGETHER WITH ITS CONTENTS, BURIAL GROUND, AND CURTILAGE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WALPOLE OLD CHAPEL.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest 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
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 3 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 24/04/2024, 84 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Dr Paul Douglas Simmons
- Dr SIMON JONATHAN WEEKS PHD
- Jacquelin Anne Burgess
- Linda Mary Le Versha
- Lyn Mary Banks
- Miriam Joan Stead
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £19k | £10k |
| 31/03/2024 | £11k | £7k |
| 31/03/2023 | £8k | £8k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/09/2025 | £96k | "Walpole Old Chapel Unwrapped – Saving the Chapel for its Next Chapter" |