FINGRINGHOE CHURCH GREEN TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 279841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide warden assisted housing for the elderly.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS AND BONA FIDE FORMER RESIDENTS OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF FINGRINGHOE AND SUCH OTHER CIVIL PARISHES AS SHALL BE COMPRISED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES AS ON 1ST JANUARY 1981 OF COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Area of benefit: FINGRINGHOE

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

£54k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a good surplus for the year, bringing net income to £18,123, and the Trustees confirm the Trust is in a strong financial position. The charity operates solely on unpaid volunteers with no paid employees or trustee remuneration. Unrestricted funds increased to £163,277, supported by a valuation of buildings at £1,875,600 for insurance purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to hold sums sufficient to cover contingencies and provide for further development of the Trust (held: £163k)

“The reserves policy of the Trust is to hold sums sufficient to cover contingencies and provide for further development of the Trust.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 handling
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01474655

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

KELLY, Clare Louise — director, appointed 09/09/2025on trustee list
MCNAUGHT, Susan — director, appointed 12/04/2022on trustee list
MCNAUGHT, Vincent Everard — director, appointed 12/04/2022on trustee list
HAM, Richard Gibson — director, appointed 08/12/2020on trustee list
LEVENE, Simon — director, appointed 12/11/2019on trustee list
BAILEY, Richard James — director, appointed 14/08/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Stone
Clare Louise Kelly
Lynda Margaret Smith
RICHARD BAILEY
Richard Ham
Robert Stapley
Simon Levene
Susan McNaught
Tracy Wilson
Vincent Everard McNaught

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£54k	£35k
31/12/2024	£48k	£38k
31/12/2023	£37k	£33k
31/12/2022	£31k	£29k
31/12/2021	£32k	£14k

Common questions

Is FINGRINGHOE CHURCH GREEN TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a good surplus for the year, bringing net income to £18,123, and the Trustees confirm the Trust is in a strong financial position. The charity operates solely on unpaid volunteers with no paid employees or trustee remuneration. Unrestricted funds increased to £163,277, supported by a valuation of buildings at £1,875,600 for insurance purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.