The Friends of ST Catherines Church

Registered charity 1023600 Registered since 1993

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.4y median 5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.5y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 8General Charitable Purposes 8

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Transport 1

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Contact

Website	www.gosfieldchurch.org
Email	davidjdegnan@gmail.com
Phone	01787 472291
Address	12 GREENFIELDS, GOSFIELD, HALSTEAD, CO9 1TR

Finances

£25,262 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£42,962	£17,585
2021	£47,400	£8,800
2022	£9,468	£0
2023	£46,233	£10,205
2024	£25,262	£7,085

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

The preservation, repair, restoration, renewal and improvement of the fabric, furnishings and churchyard of the ancient Church of St. Catherine's Gosfield Essex

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25TH NOVEMBER 1992 AS AMENDED 24 MAY 1993 AND 27 FEBRUARY 2008 as amended on 28 Sept 2025

Trustees (8)

8trustees

79median age

1aged 70+

John Willis Chair since 2024
Ann Lesley Willisage 79 since 2023
Emily Degnan since 2013
Hazel Bartlett since 2025
Jeremy Paterson Dr since 2019
Joanne Colyer since 2018
Marian Ripper since 2025
Prim Rayner since 2018

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