Governance
Charity
Details
We are governed by a Board of Trustees. For more information and to view our Annual Report and Accounts on the Charity Commission website please click here
Building Maintenance Cost Approval
All requests for funding building maintenance costs are reviewed and ratified by the full committee. For a summary of income and expenditure please click here.
General Meetings
The Annual General Meeting is usually held in October or November.
For more information see below:
- 2024 AGM Agenda and links to papers
- 2024 AGM minutes
More Detail
The Friends of St Mildred's (FOSM) is a registered Charity (1159264). We are governed by a Constitution approved by the Charity Commission. We are funded by regular subscriptions from our members (click here for more information about membership), donations and legacies and Events organised by our committee.
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The Friends of St Mildred’s is a secular body whose aim is raising funds to assist the PCC with the heavy cost of upkeep and preservation of Tenterden’s Grade 1 listed parish church. We have full charitable status and approval to operate Gift Aid. Our aim is to attract funds from members and others who have an interest in Tenterden and its historic church.
The financial objects of the Friends are to raise money by:
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Subscriptions. The annual subscription is £20 (or any higher amount) per annum for Single Membership or £36 for Joint Membership paid by credit/debit card or direct debit.
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Donations are always very acceptable whether personal or from businesses.
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Legacies
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Sponsorship by businesses.
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Planning events and activities in order to create funds.
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Claiming Gift Aid from HMRC on Subscriptions and Donations.
As at August 2024 the Friends had raised over £201,000 after expenses and allocated funds for the upkeep of the Church Fabric of over £101,000.
Funds Allocation
Regular discussions with St Mildred’s PCC are held and a procedure agreed in order to determine which maintenance works FOSM is best able to support. FOSM have contributed towards the cost of urgent work on the tower, roof works, stained glass windows, Stonework repairs and upgrade the lightning protection.​
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Registered Charity: 1159264