JAMES RAVENSCROFT CHARITY

Registered charity 212214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNET CHANCEL ESTATE, JAMES RAVENSCROFT'S CHARITY

THE CHARITY EXISTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, CHIPPING BARNET, FOR ANY CHARGES PROPERLY INCURRED BY THEM IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC AND FURNITURE OF THE CHURCH. THE AREAS AND PRIORITIES FOR WHICH PAYMENTS MAY BE MADE ARE CLEARLY DEFINED.IF ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE FOUR OTHER NEIGHBOURING CHURCHES MAY APPLY FOR GRANTS AS DEFINED IN THE SCHEME.

Objects

REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF A TOMB WITHIN THE CHURCH. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PARISH CHURCH. RESIDUE OF INCOME TO BE APPLIED IN THE ERECTION AND REPAIR OF PLACES OF WORSHIP; NEW OR ADDITIONAL BURIAL GROUNDS; MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MISSION HALLS IN THE PARISH OF CHIPPING BARNET. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 28-31 OF SCHEME)

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF CHIPPING BARNET

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity substantially expends all income as required by its governing document and retains no reserves apart from the Extraordinary Repair Fund. The trustees report that the charity is well able to meet its expected charitable obligations for the foreseeable future, with total funds increasing from £1,328,102 to £1,410,791 during the year.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• EWAN J S FRASERchair
• Anthony Richard Long
• Archdeacon of Herford
• Averill Susan Lovatt · trustee of 2 other charities
• Bruce Stringer · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Alan Saunders
• ELAINE BARBARA NICHOLSON · trustee of 3 other charities
• JOHN HAY
• MRS KATHERNE BAKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• NIGEL BAKER
• Raghwan PULLENAYEGUM
• Revd Samuel James Thomas Rossiter · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rosemary Margaret Watkins
• Simon David Vincent · trustee of 1 other charity
• Team Rector Tristan David Chapman Revd · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

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