FRIENDS OF ST HELEN, ABINGDON

Registered charity 296638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as F O S H, FOSH

The Friends currently provides -ú10,000 each year from the income of its capital funds for maintenance of the fabric. Additional monies are raised from talks and social events for Friends and their guests. An annual programme listing these events is sent out.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE FABRIC OF ST HELEN'S FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ABINGDON

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £456,493, driven by a surplus of income over expenditure of £25,885 and investment gains. The charity maintains sufficient investments to support its core activities for the foreseeable future, with no formal reserves policy stated.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• David James Pope · trustee of 3 other charities
• Margaret Ruth Horton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Revd Dr Jennifer Brown
• Robert Bough

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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