THE FRIENDS OF ST JOHN, PARSON DROVE

Registered charity 1207185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and assist the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) to ensure that the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Church End, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire including its churchyard (the Church) is a well-maintained and safe public site which can enhance the quality of life for local people by improving their physical and mental health and act as a focus for bringing people together.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MAINTAINING, REPAIRING, PRESERVING, IMPROVING AND RESTORING THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHURCH END, PARSON DROVE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE INCLUDING ITS MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS CHURCHYARD.

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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Registered contact address: Fenland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a net cumulative fund balance of £4,398.97, derived from total income of £29,256.60 against total expenditure of £33,255.02. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts are prepared in line with regulations and that proper governance is in place, noting that bank reconciliations agree with payments and receipts.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (2); 6% of the £31,919 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32k£33k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF ST JOHN, PARSON DROVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a net cumulative fund balance of £4,398.97, derived from total income of £29,256.60 against total expenditure of £33,255.02. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts are prepared in line with regulations and that proper governance is in place, noting that bank reconciliations agree with payments and receipts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.