Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Friends of the City Churches is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
The Friends of the City Churches (number 1155049) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Friends of the City Churches do?
Preserves and protects for public benefit churches (with associated monuments) of any denomination within City of London. Provides watching service to keep churches open. Maintains grant programme to assist churches with renovation of fabric. Provides newsletter, talks, guided walks etc to promote awareness and educate public. Maintains archive.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Friends of the City Churches
Answers The Friends of the City Churches gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Friends of the City Churches's highest-paid staff paid?
The Friends of the City Churches's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Friends of the City Churches as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Friends of the City Churches's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout London
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Friends of the City Churches registered for?
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of the City Churches yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of the City Churches.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is The Friends of the City Churches a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Friends of the City Churches as a registered charity (number 1155049) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Friends of the City Churches's charity number?
The Friends of the City Churches's charity number is 1155049. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1155049?
Search 1155049 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Friends of the City Churches do?
Preserves and protects for public benefit churches (with associated monuments) of any denomination within City of London. Provides watching service to keep churches open. Maintains grant programme to assist churches with renovation of fabric. Provides newsletter, talks, guided walks etc to promote awareness and educate public. Maintains archive.
Does The Friends of the City Churches have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of the City Churches. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Friends of the City Churches?
The Friends of the City Churches's website listed in our register data is http://www.london-city-churches.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Friends of the City Churches's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Friends of the City Churches's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Friends of the City Churches?
The register records The Friends of the City Churches as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Friends of the City Churches's trustees paid?
The Friends of the City Churches's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Friends of the City Churches registered as a charity?
The Friends of the City Churches was entered on the register on 17 December 2013.