THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH SHOREHAM-BY-SEA

Registered charity 280315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, SHOREHAM BY SEA

Raising funds for the preservation of a Grade 1 Listed Church

Objects

IN PAYMENT FOR THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY DE HAURA, SHOREHAM BY SEA. IN PAYMENT TO ENSURE THE REGULAR AND REVEREND ORDERING OF PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE SAID CHURCH. IN SUCH OTHER MANNER BEING WHOLLY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARISH.

Area of benefit: SHOREHAM BY SEA

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Adur, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £42,182 against total expenditure of £46,687, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £4,505 for the year. Free reserves stood at £120,611, which is significantly above the stated policy target of £20,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 19/01/2026, 80 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Edward Downes · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Dominic Fenton
• Sarah Harrison

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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