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Armed Forces Widows and Bereaved Families Association (UK)
Armed Forces Widows and Bereaved Families Association (UK) is a registered charity (number 1002656) based in London, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Christine Dziuba since 2024. Latest income £51k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £51k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Christine DziubaChair · since 2024
- Deborah BowlesTrustee · since 2023
- Elizabeth CarterTrustee · since 2022
- Jeannette StrachanTrustee · since 2024
- Julia HaganTrustee · since 2026
- Kerry McnallyTrustee · since 2025
- Lt Col Retd David WhimpennyTrustee · since 2023
- Richard Mark Gardiner SteeleTrustee · since 2023
- Sue RawTrustee · since 2018
- Terence William WhittlesTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.warwidows.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£51k£137k
- 2024£95k£153k
- 2023£81k£133k
Earlier years
- 2022£64k£160k
- 2021£170k£185k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, DEPENDENTS AND CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS, (AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION), OF DECEASED UNITED KINGDOM ARMED FORCES SERVICE PERSONS.
Grants received
4 grants · £88,560 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Veterans Foundation · £60,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
- Ministry of Defence · £8,560
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Christine Dziuba Chair since 2024
- Deborah Bowles since 2023
- Elizabeth Carter since 2022
- Jeannette Strachan since 2024
- Julia Hagan since 2026
- Kerry Mcnally since 2025
- Lt Col Retd David Whimpenny since 2023
- Richard Mark Gardiner Steele since 2023
- Sue Raw since 2018
- Terence William Whittles since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Sue Raw since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Christine Dziuba Chair since 2024
- Deborah Bowles since 2023
- Elizabeth Carter since 2022
- Jeannette Strachan since 2024
- Julia Hagan since 2026
- Kerry Mcnally since 2025
- Richard Mark Gardiner Steele since 2023
- Sue Raw since 2018
- Terence William Whittles since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Lt Col Retd David Whimpenny 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.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1002656
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 10/04/1991AS AMENDED ON 26/03/1997AS AMENDED ON 26/04/2000AS AMENDED ON 30/03/2004AS AMENDED ON 05/04/2005AS AMENDED ON 29/03/2008AS AMENDED ON 01/04/2009AS AMENDED ON 01/04/2010AS AMENDED ON 31/03/2012AS AMENDED ON 06/04/2013 AS AMENDED ON 22 MAR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 22 MAR 2022 AS AMENDED ON 16 JUN 2022 AS AMENDED ON 23 MAR 2024 AS AMENDED ON 12 APR 2025 AS AMENDED ON 11 APR 2026AS AMENDED ON 09 JUL 2026
- Contact on the register
- 08452412189 · info@warwidows.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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