Registered charity · West Sussex
The Friends of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate Churches
The Friends of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate Churches is a registered charity (number 1146826) based in West Sussex, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Steven Richard Maple since 2012. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of ABE (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- Where
- West Sussex
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£6k
- 2024£10k£6k
- 2023£20k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£46k£1k
- 2021£3k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(A) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CHURCHES SITUATED IN THE VILLAGES OF ALDINGBOURNE, BARNHAM AND EASTERGATE, THE CHURCH BUILDINGS' MONUMENTS, FIXTURES, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, STAINED GLASS, ORNAMENTS, ORGAN AND OTHER CHATTELS AND TO ASSIST THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;(B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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
- Steven Richard Maple Chair since 2012
- Bradley Francis Smith since 2021
- Julian William Gordon Buxton since 2022
- Lesley Bryant since 2021
- Mary Camerer Cuss since 2021
- Rev Paul Richard Armstead since 2022
- Sarah Tripp since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Steven Richard Maple Chair since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Steven Richard Maple Chair since 2012
- Bradley Francis Smith since 2021
- Julian William Gordon Buxton since 2022
- Mary Camerer Cuss since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Lesley Bryant since 2021
- Rev Paul Richard Armstead since 2022
- Sarah Tripp since 2021
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.
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
- 1146826
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 03 APR 2012
- Contact on the register
- 07720046277 · FRIENDSOFABECHURCHES@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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