ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEVERLEY ST MARY CHURCH ESTATE

Registered charity 232344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH ESTATE CHARITY, ST MARY'S CHURCHWARDENS

The charity helps maintain the historic church of St Marys, Beverley for religious worship and for public events. The charity also enables the building to be kept open to the general public throughout the year.

Objects

1.IN OR TOWARDS THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC, UTENSILS AND HABILIMENTS OF THE CHURCH AND FOR ADORNING THE SAME AS OCCASION SHALL REQUIRE. 2.IN OR TOWARDS PAYMENT OF WAGES AND SALARIES OF THE SEXTON AND COMMON SERVANTS OF THE CHURCH 3.PROVISION OF BREAD AND WINE FOR THE COMMUNION.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BEVERLEY, ST MARY

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds totaling £1,418,843 as of 31 December 2025, derived primarily from investment income. The trustees maintain a policy that cash reserves must remain positive at all times, with unrestricted bank balances of £25,388 reported at year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER LLOYD DIGBY MUNDAY · trustee of 3 other charities
• Ian kenneth Jackson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jill Francis Edmond · trustee of 2 other charities
• Nigel Whiting · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

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