The Friends of the Church of ST John the Evangelist, Merrow
Registered charity 1189324 CIO Registered since 2020
Operates: Surrey
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Christopher Shorter Chair since 2020
- Gordon Farquharson since 2020
- Mark Butcher since 2020
- Michael Donald Victor Eagle since 2023
- Peter Tappin since 2020
- Robert Avis since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Shorter Chair since 2020
- Gordon Farquharson since 2020
- Mark Butcher since 2020
- Peter Tappin since 2020
- Robert Avis since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Christopher Shorter Chair since 2020
- Mark Butcher since 2020
- Peter Tappin since 2020
- Robert Avis since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Gordon Farquharson since 2020
- Michael Donald Victor Eagle since 2023
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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Guildford and District Group of Advanced Motorists 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ribby-With-Wrea Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
- Gislingham Women's Institue Similar size; both Environment
- Geddington and Newton Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of the City Varieties Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://www.fostj.org/ |
| info@fostj.org | |
| Phone | 01483454621 |
| Address | The Friends of St Johns Merrow, 222 Epsom Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7AA, GU4 7AA |
Finances
£5,044 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £528 | £4 |
| 2022 | £3,595 | £1,518 |
| 2023 | £9,878 | £9,441 |
| 2024 | £2,302 | £2,601 |
| 2025 | £5,044 | £4,421 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Other FinanceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, MERROW IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD (HEREINAFTER CALLED ‘THE CHURCH”) AND OF THE MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN THE CHURCH, CHURCHYARD AND CHURCH HALL BELONGING TO THE CHURCH AND THE VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL SITUATED IN THE CHURCHYARD, IN PARTICULAR THE CIO WILL MAKE GRANTS OF MONEY AND GIFTS OF OTHER PROPERTY TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, MERROW, EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SAID OBJECTS, AND GENERALLY ASSIST THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CHURCH.
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 04 MAY 2020AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 29 SEP 2025
Trustees (6)
- Christopher Shorterage band 50-54 Chair since 2020
- Gordon Farquharson since 2020
- Mark Butcherage band 35-39 since 2020
- Michael Donald Victor Eagle since 2023
- Peter Tappin since 2020
- Robert Avis since 2020
Connected charities (2)
- Guildford and District Group of Advanced Motorists 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Merrow 1 shared trustee
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