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Registered charity · No. 1088231 · SurreyiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust (aka The Friends of St Jamess)

Income
£6k
▲ 84.4% on 2024
Expenditure
£40k
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
7.9y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi

Overview

The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 2 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Stephen John Thornton WrightChair2013
13 yrs
Louise TunbridgeTrustee2018
8 yrs
Rev James Rector MooreTrustee2020
6 yrs
Roger Gilbert DietrichTrustee2022
4 yrs
Timothy Rothwell ShepherdTrustee2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Stephen John Thornton WrightChair2013
13 yrs
Louise TunbridgeTrustee2018
8 yrs
Rev James Rector MooreTrustee2020
6 yrs
Roger Gilbert DietrichTrustee2022
4 yrs
Timothy Rothwell ShepherdTrustee2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
7.6y
median 7y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
11.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 5 on the board

5 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 5Accommodation/housing 1The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k20252024202320222021£5.84k£40.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£10.69k£3.73k£2.61k£3.17k£5.84k
Total expenditure£2.20k£66£60£0£40.00k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. The Friends of the St. James's Church Elstead, Charitable Trust has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 202620 February 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202431 October 20255 May 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202331 October 20248 July 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202231 October 202313 February 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202131 October 202230 May 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND EXCEPT THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECT ("THE OBJECT"):THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ST. JAMES'S CHURCH IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ELSTEAD IN THE COUNTRY OF SURREY ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT"), ITS MONUMENT, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHATTELS AND ITS GROUNDS.

What it does

  • Religious activities

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Local authority: Surrey
Area of benefit
SURREY as filed
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 17/07/2001AS AMENDED ON 07/05/2013 as filed
Register history
  • 28 August 2001Registered
Working name
The Friends of St Jamess

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2001

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