Registered charity · Halifax
The Friends of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment
The Friends of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment is a registered charity (number 1068463) based in Halifax, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Brigadier Andrew Donisthorpe Meek CBE since 2013. Latest income £16k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of D W R, Friends of DWR Fund (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £16k (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
- Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.dwr.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£16k£28k
- 2024£66k£40k
- 2023£39k£58k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£13k
- 2021£16k£16k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO APPLY THE TRUST FUND FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGIMENT AND, IN PARTICULAR, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING
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.
5 trustees on the board
Trustees past 6 years
- Brigadier Andrew Donisthorpe Meek CBE Chair since 2013
- Lt Col Andrew Herbert Schofield Drake MBE since 2018
- Major Patrick Martin Ennis since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (5)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1068463
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 3 FEBRUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY DEEDS OF 21 DECEMBER 2001 AND 1 MARCH 2007
- Contact on the register
- 01422356759 · dukesrhq@btconnect.com
- 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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