THE CHURCH AND TOWN ESTATES PROPERTY CHARITY

Registered charity 209148 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Church and Town Estates Property Charity (Hempnall) was constituted by a Charity Commission Scheme on 23 February 1917 varied by an order dated 16 February 1978 providing funding for The Hempnall Trust (50%), The Town Estate Education Foundation (25%) and The Church Estate Charity (25%).

Objects

THE YEARLY INCOME TO BE DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS NAMELY- 1/4 SHARE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN ESTATE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; 1/4 SHARE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHURCH ESTATE CHARITY; AND THE REMAINING 1/2 TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN ESTATE POOR CHARITY.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HEMPNALL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £1,826,137, all of which are classified as endowed funds with no free reserves. The Trustees report that all net income is distributed to related charities as it is received, resulting in a reserves policy where no free reserves are held. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts give a true and fair view and no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial statements.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE BARNES · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Rodger · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID HOOK · trustee of 2 other charities
• Daniel Scott · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Kell · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Trevanion
• Eloise Tidder
• Jill Turner
• Mark Williams
• Nicola Ireson · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAULINE BROOKES
• Philip Bates · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROGER EAGLE
• Rev Susanna Gunner · trustee of 2 other charities
• Simon Moss · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).