Sally Duchess of Westminster's Maintenance Fund
What it does
a) The preservation, upkeep, repair, maintenance and improvement of the Church of St John the Baptist at Aldford and the Church of St Mary the Virgin at Bruerab) In the event of the closure of either Church, support will be provided to either building should it continue to be used for the good of the inhabitants of the Parishes concerned and such occupation is religious or charitable.
Its charitable purposes
THE PRESERVATION,UPKEEP,REPAIR,MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC CONTENTS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AT ALDFORD AND OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY AT BRUERA, TOGETHER WITH THE BURIAL GROUNDS THERETO BELONGING AND ADJACENT THERETO, BOTH OF WHICH SAID CHURCHES ARE SITUATED IN THE COUNTY AND DIOCESE OF CHESTER AND/OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCHES AND BURIAL GROUNDS IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE LORD OF THE MANOR OF ALDFORD SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BY DEED DIRECT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE SEE CLAUSE B OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: County and Diocese of Chester
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £5,887 and spent £3,300.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £5,887 | £3,300 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,518 | £2,750 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £10,212 | £1,350 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £9,591 | £1,250 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £7,514 | £1,250 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 22%, from £7,514 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £5,887 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 56% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2023: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- John Evans
- Mary Pleavin
- Reverend Julian Beauchamp
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 29 October 2026, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 20 October 2025, 11 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 23 September 2024, 38 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 31 October 2023 | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 31 October 2022 | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1049997
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 October 1995
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 1995
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.