Registered charity · Birmingham
April '97 Trust
April '97 Trust is a registered charity (number 1067775) based in Birmingham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Paul Baxter since 2012. Latest income £31k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as April 97 Trust (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £31k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.worldprayer.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£31k£31k
- 2024£31k£30k
- 2023£29k£30k
Earlier years
- 2022£30k£30k
- 2021£31k£30k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A) TO ESTABLISH A GLOBAL PRAYER CENTRE PROMOTING PRAYER, CHRISTIAN MISSION, RECREATION, LEARNING FOR THE FAMILY, SOCIAL ACTION SUPPORT AND WHERE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WILL BE PROMOTED, SHARED AND UPHELD, AND B) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, AND C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, AND D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ULTIMATE DISCRETION DETERMINE
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
- Paul Baxter Chair since 2012
- Janet Anne Gilmour
- Richard Brooker since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Baxter Chair since 2012
- Richard Brooker since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Richard Brooker since 2012
Portfolio (2)
- Paul Baxter Chair since 2012
- Janet Anne Gilmour
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1067775
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 16 JULY 1997 AS VARIED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 14 JANUARY 1998
- Contact on the register
- 0121 633 7393 · Pauline.cole@worldprayer.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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