THE FRIENDS OF ST. LAURENCE, LURGASHALL

Registered charity 1200428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall is a charity which provides grants to the Parochial Church Council of St Laurence's Church for the upkeep and maintenance of the church building and churchyard. Lurgashall is in the Diocese of Chichester in West Sussex. The church building is over 1,000 years old and support from the Friends is most welcome.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. LAURENCE IN THE PARISH OF LURGASHALL IN THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER, ITS FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND PRECINCTS AND THE MAINTENANCE AND CONSERVATION OF ITS CHURCHYARD, ALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (BEING OF ANY RELIGIOUS FAITH, OR NONE) BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. LAURENCE'S TO ASSIST WITH THE COST THEREOF AND BY FUNDING STUDIES FOR ITS PRESERVATION, AND(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MAKING HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO ST. LAURENCE'S CHURCH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £35,131 in unrestricted funds at the end of the period, with total assets of £213,575 comprising endowment and unrestricted reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts' compliance or the charity's operations.

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 3 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.

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• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Trustees · trustee networks

• John Wilfred Spencer Clarkchair
• JOHN RICHARD BOYLE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Neil Charles Iliff Harding
• Rory Tilson St Johnston · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: West Sussex

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