Registered charity · Norfolk
Friends of S. Mary's Church
Friends of S. Mary's Church is a registered charity (number 1069758) based in Norfolk, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £15k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of St Mary's Church Houghton on the Hill (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £15k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alan BrinsdonTrustee · since 2016
- Dawn Elizabeth ZielinskiTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Susan GattusoTrustee · since 2017
- Jeremy Francis WhighamTrustee · since 2019
- Keith SandleTrustee · since 2021
- Peter James WilgossTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Stephen Linton ThorpTrustee · since 2014
- Vera Kathleen GordonTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.houghtonstmarys.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15k£21k
- 2024£14k£9k
- 2023£9k£9k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£5k
- 2021£4k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH OF S. MARY, HOUGHTON-ON-THE-HILL IN THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH AND THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS OF THE SAID CHURCH.
Grants received
1 grant · £191,500 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £191,500
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Alan Brinsdon since 2016
- Dawn Elizabeth Zielinski since 2023
- Dr Susan Gattuso since 2017
- Jeremy Francis Whigham since 2019
- Keith Sandle since 2021
- Peter James Wilgoss since 2024
- Rev Stephen Linton Thorp since 2014
- Vera Kathleen Gordon since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Brinsdon since 2016
- Dr Susan Gattuso since 2017
- Jeremy Francis Whigham since 2019
- Rev Stephen Linton Thorp since 2014
- Vera Kathleen Gordon since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alan Brinsdon since 2016
- Dawn Elizabeth Zielinski since 2023
- Keith Sandle since 2021
- Peter James Wilgoss since 2024
- Rev Stephen Linton Thorp since 2014
- Vera Kathleen Gordon since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Susan Gattuso since 2017
- Jeremy Francis Whigham since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1069758
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 31ST JANUARY 1998
- Contact on the register
- 01760 720070 · admin@houghtonstmarys.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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