BISHOPSGATE CHURCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 262186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT BISHOPSGATE RECTOR AND WARDEN FUND

The charity controls and manages the income which the Church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate receives annually from The Bishopsgate Foundation.

Objects

FOR THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND RENEWAL OF FABRIC FITTINGS AND ORNAMENTS OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH BISHOPSGATE AND CHURCHYARD AND SUBJECT THERETO TO WARMING AND LIGHTING CHURCH AND PROVISION OF ALL REQUISITES FOR CONDUCT OF DIVINE SERVICE, THE SALARIES OF CHURCH OFFICIALS SERVANTS AND ATTENDANTS.

Area of benefit: LONDON CITY (SAINT BOTOLPH) BISHOPSGATE

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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Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,206,052, while the reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient levels to support church repairs and running costs. Although income from the Bishopsgate Foundation was suspended for much of the year, the charity retained enough liquid assets and reserves to continue operating without material uncertainty.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to continue to maintain a level of reserves that will enable the Charity to fulfill its objectives of supporting the church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate in meeting repairs, maintenance, and running costs (held: £1.2m)

“The Charity’s Reserves Policy is to continue to maintain a level of reserves that will enable the Charity to fulfill its objectives of supporting the church of St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate in meeting repairs, maintenance, and running costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: The Good Coffee Kiosk Ltd

“The trading is as a company limited by shares, and this was incorporated as The Good Coffee Kiosk Ltd in November 2021.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Investment
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Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Coles · trustee of 1 other charity
Francis Edward Curtiss · trustee of 3 other charities
The Revd David Thomas Armstrong · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£52k	£107k
31/12/2023	£31k	£70k
31/12/2022	£34k	£38k
31/12/2021	£33k	£54k
31/12/2020	£68k	£38k

Common questions

Is BISHOPSGATE CHURCH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,206,052, while the reserves policy aims to maintain sufficient levels to support church repairs and running costs. Although income from the Bishopsgate Foundation was suspended for much of the year, the charity retained enough liquid assets and reserves to continue operating without material uncertainty. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.