Registered charity · Diss
The Friends of Wortham Church
The Friends of Wortham Church is a registered charity (number 1056795) based in Diss, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £15k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £15k (2026)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- www.friendsofworthamchurch.weebly.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£15k£2k
- 2025£6k£1k
- 2024£9k£2k
Earlier years
- 2023£9k£7k
- 2022£5k£3k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO PRESERVE, REPAIR, IMPROVE, BEAUTIFY, RECONSTRUCT, RE-ORDER, INSURE AND ASSIST IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY, WORTHAM, AMD ITS CHURCHYARD, IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT IT AS A PLACE OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.
Grants received
2 grants · £16,750 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,750
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Andy Simpson since 2013
- Bridget Mcauslan since 2018
- David Peter Appleton since 2024
- Francis Ian Rigby since 2022
- Lyn Pelham Burn since 2017
- Nigel Douglas Simpkins since 2021
- Stephen Davis since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Andy Simpson since 2013
- Bridget Mcauslan since 2018
- Lyn Pelham Burn since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Bridget Mcauslan since 2018
- Francis Ian Rigby since 2022
- Lyn Pelham Burn since 2017
- Nigel Douglas Simpkins since 2021
- Stephen Davis since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Andy Simpson since 2013
- David Peter Appleton since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1056795
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20TH JUNE 1996
- Contact on the register
- 01379644174 · andysimpson49@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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