Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter

Registered charity 1156735 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.7y median 5.5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.8y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5Education/training 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Cross, Bearsted 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of ST. Dunstan'S, Cranbrook 1 shared trustee
The Nellie Fenton Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
John Spicer'S Apprenticing Charity 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Nellie Fenton Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of ST. Dunstan'S, Cranbrook 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Cross, Bearsted 1 shared trustee
John Spicer'S Apprenticing Charity 1 shared trustee
Silk Road Ministries International Similar size; both Housing
Lindisfarne Trust Limited Similar size; both Housing

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Contact

Website	www.maidstoneshelter.org.uk
Email	mcwsoffice@maidstoneshelter.org.uk
Phone	01580713836
Address	Maidstone Churches Winter Shelter, 6 Buckland Road, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME16 0SL

Finances

£102,671 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£49,417	£40,763
2022	£108,655	£76,539
2023	£61,025	£93,929
2024	£97,702	£95,101
2025	£102,671	£101,172

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AMONG PERSONS IN THE BOROUGH OF MAIDSTONE, KENT WHO ARE HOMELESS, SLEEPING ROUGH OR OTHERWISE ROOFLESS BY: (1)PROVIDING HOSPITALITY AND OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE WINTER MONTHS. (2)ENGAGING MEMBERS OF CHURCHES IN MAIDSTONE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN BUILDING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE IN MAIDSTONE, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RELIGION. (3)SUPPORTING HOMELESS PEOPLE TO FIND LONG- TERM ACCOMMODATION. (4)UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER PURPOSES IN RELATION TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 17 Apr 2014

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Gordon Michael Mackley Chair since 2018
Chris Hutchinson since 2024
Glen David Amos since 2024
REV Canon John Tapper since 2016
Rev Richard Williams since 2023
Zofia Grzymala since 2017

Connected charities (4)

The Nellie Fenton Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
John Spicer'S Apprenticing Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of ST. Dunstan'S, Cranbrook 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Cross, Bearsted 1 shared trustee

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