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ROUND TOWER CHURCHES SOCIETY

Registered charity 267996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE ROUND TOWER CHURCH SOCIETY, R T C S

The Society raises public awareness of Round Tower Churches within the United Kingdom, promotes knowledge and understanding of the architecture and religious symbolism, and gives grants to help maintain them.

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Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £130,407.60, derived from a positive balance and recent legacies, while maintaining a policy of holding no specific reserves target. The trustees report a healthy financial position with income exceeding expenditure, noting that the surplus is managed through grant awards to support church projects.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (50% of income)
“Income for the year as £48920.39 (last year £28915.94). This included two legacies totalling £24389.10”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no reserves held as a policy (held: £130k)
“There are no reserves held as a policy.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · East Sussex · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£29k
31/03/2024£24k£26k
31/03/2023£23k£45k
31/03/2022£22k£6k
31/03/2021£19k£17k

Common questions

Is ROUND TOWER CHURCHES SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £130,407.60, derived from a positive balance and recent legacies, while maintaining a policy of holding no specific reserves target. The trustees report a healthy financial position with income exceeding expenditure, noting that the surplus is managed through grant awards to support church projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROUND TOWER CHURCHES SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROUND TOWER CHURCHES SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TAVERHAM.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TAVERHAMFY2024£4kBuilding Projects