THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, BUNGAY

Registered charity 287155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Conservation of the church building by holding various fundraising events and functions.

Objects

(1) TO SAFEGUARD THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING OF ST MARY'S CHURCH AFORESAID. (2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY USING THE CHURCH FOR SERVICES ON OCCASIONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £728.77 for the year ended 31st December 2025, with total receipts of £27,482.96 against payments of £26,345.54. Total assets increased to £691,884.23, primarily driven by a share portfolio valued at £567,549.20. The accounts do not disclose any reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Church Conservation Trust — “Together with The Church Conservation Trust, the Friends of St Mary’s Church care for the church, organising community events and raising f…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• BETTY JOAN WARNES
• BRIDGET READ
• David Brook
• Judith Mary Burns-Thomson
• Keith Parker · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARTIN EVANS
• MR JOHN WARNES
• Mark Walland
• Michael Theodorou
• Patricia Margaret de Clifford
• Rev Graham David Naylor
• STEPHEN WENT
• Sue Walland

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).