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Registered charity · London

Pilgrims' Friend Society

Pilgrims' Friend Society is a registered charity (number 1045920) based in London, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £23m (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as Pilgrim Havens (Charity Commission)

For the public benefit, (i) to advance the Christian Faith as set out in the Doctrinal Basis and (ii) to relieve elderly, poor, sick, disabled, or infirm persons, and for those purposes, among other activities, to provide residential accommodation...

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £23m (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
Where
Throughout England, Scotland
Website
www.pilgrimsfriend.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Pilgrims' Friend Society
Registered
1995

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£23m£22m
  • 2025£21m£21m
  • 2024£21m£19m
Earlier years
  • 2023£24m£17m
  • 2022£13m£13m

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 31%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

For the public benefit, (i) to advance the Christian Faith as set out in the Doctrinal Basis and (ii) to relieve elderly, poor, sick, disabled, or infirm persons, and for those purposes, among other activities, to provide residential accommodation for such persons administered to the glory of God

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.

3 trustees on the board

1.3y median 0y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
8.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 6Professional services 3Hospitality 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£21.0m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

7.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 0.0 in 2021

611 from 474 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1045920
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/02/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/01/2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/02/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/02/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 04 APR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 OCT 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 JUN 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 FEB 2019 as amended on 25 Sept 2025
Companies House
Company number 03027071 · Active
Contact on the register
03003031405 · info@pilgrimsfriend.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
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