Church Lands Charity (aka St Mary Arches Church Lands Charity)
Income
£9k
▲ 3.5% on 2024
Expenditure
£26k
▲ 653.1% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
10.9y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
Overview
Church Lands Charity's network
5 people6 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Church Lands Charity. 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.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Allen | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Dr Richard Norman Frank Skinner | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Keith Walton | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Sheila Reinhardt Swarbrick | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Vivienne Irene Asher | Trustee | 2020 | 6 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.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Allen | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Dr Richard Norman Frank Skinner | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Keith Walton | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Sheila Reinhardt Swarbrick | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Vivienne Irene Asher | Trustee | 2020 | 6 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
10.6y
median 11y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
11.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 5 on the board
5 trustees on the board
- Betsy Allen since 2016
- Dr Richard Norman Frank Skinner since 2015
- Keith Walton since 2011
- Sheila Reinhardt Swarbrick since 2015
- Vivienne Irene Asher since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Betsy Allen since 2016
- Dr Richard Norman Frank Skinner since 2015
- Keith Walton since 2011
- Sheila Reinhardt Swarbrick since 2015
- Vivienne Irene Asher since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (5)
- Betsy Allen since 2016
- Dr Richard Norman Frank Skinner since 2015
- Keith Walton since 2011
- Sheila Reinhardt Swarbrick since 2015
- Vivienne Irene Asher since 2020
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 5Accommodation/housing 1The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 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 1Hospitality 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Church Lands Charity. 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.Most connected
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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.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Church Lands Charity has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £7.27k | £7.62k | £7.98k | £8.28k | £8.57k |
| Total expenditure | £1.26k | £2.23k | £662 | £3.41k | £25.67k |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not 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. Church Lands Charity 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.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 25 May 2026 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 29 August 2025 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 31 July 2024 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 17 July 2023 | Not required | On time | None online |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 1 June 2022 | Not required | On time | None 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
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Devon
- Area of benefit
- PARISH
OF CENTRAL EXETER, DEVON as filed - Governing document
- SCHEME
OF 6 AUGUST 1872 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF 29 AUGUST 1881, 23 NOVEMBER 1915 AND 27 NOVEMBER 1970. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 3RD FEBRUARY 2003. as filed - Register history
- 4 April 1962Registered
- Working name
- St Mary Arches Church Lands Charity
Policies the charity says it has
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
- 1962