THE GUILD OF ALL SOULS

Registered charity 240234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Intercessory prayer for the Dying and for the Repose of the Souls of the Departed.2. To promote the doctrines of the Christian creed: "The Communion of the Saints" and "The Resurrection from the Dead" via prayers of the Members. Endeavoring to care for the dying, the dead and the bereaved.3. To receive advowsons, by bequest in wills and administer patronage

Objects

INTERCESSORY PRAYER FOR THE DYING AND DEPARTED; TO PROVIDE FURNITURE FOR BURIALS; TO ACQUIRE, ACCEPT AND HOLD ADVOWSONS TO BENEFICES; TO ACQUIRE...... LAND FOR BURIAL PLACES; TO ACQUIRE...... BURIAL FURNITURE.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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 reported a net expenditure of £39,639 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £941,588 to £901,949. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves of approximately £417,000 in investments to provide reliable income for the Guild's objectives. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the keeping of 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 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANNE FIONA MARIA GRAY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr COLIN JOHN PODMORE MBE · trustee of 3 other charities
• Maureen Ivy Howard
• Michaela Suckling · trustee of 2 other charities
• ROBERT JOHN FURBER KC
• Rev Andrew Howard
• Rev Barry James Fry
• Rev Kevin Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Paul Vincent Noble · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Luke Jonathan Miller · trustee of 9 other charities
• Vicky Amanda Cole

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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