THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BROUGHTON WITH ST JAMES BOSSINGTON

Registered charity 286718 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The maintance of the fabric of the two churches of St Mary's Broughton and St. James Bossington

Objects

TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH ST. MARY'S AND ST. JAMES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: BROUGHTON, BOSSINGTON

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£92k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £26,332 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by expenditure of £92,162 on church repairs which exceeded total income of £36,525. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total assets of £455,524, with a designated endowment fund of £431,388 intended to cover future maintenance costs. The trustees have adopted a policy to increase this endowment to £500,000 by transferring exceptional income from undesignated reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £500,000 (reserves figure: £24k)

“the Trustees have decided that the designated reserve should be increased over a period to £500000” — page 2

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Friends of St Mary’s Broughton with St James’ Bossington (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Thomas A N Reedchair
Brian Peter Matthews
Esther Fernandez-Llorente
Georgina Louise Bateman
Jane Elizabeth Eaton
Jeremy Booker
MICHAEL ROBERT MOORE · trustee of 1 other charity
Mark Charles William Bateman
Rev Joe Sweetnam

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£37k	£92k
31/12/2024	£24k	£768
31/12/2023	£24k	£123k
31/12/2022	£22k	£456
31/12/2021	£22k	£4k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BROUGHTON WITH ST JAMES BOSSINGTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £26,332 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by expenditure of £92,162 on church repairs which exceeded total income of £36,525. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total assets of £455,524, with a designated endowment fund of £431,388 intended to cover future maintenance costs. The trustees have adopted a policy to increase this endowment to £500,000 by transferring exceptional income from undesignated reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	1	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS.

THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS income £25k
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BUNGAY income £27k
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH SHOREHAM-BY-SEA income £38k
THE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER TIDENHAM income £83k
FRIENDS OF ST DOMINICS income £113k
THE FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BROMSGROVE income £342k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S BROUGHTON WITH ST JAMES BOSSINGTON	£37k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, ST ALBANS FY2025	£25k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BUNGAY FY2025	£27k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH SHOREHAM-BY-SEA FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST PETER TIDENHAM FY2025	£83k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ST DOMINICS FY2026	£113k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.