Registered charity (CIO) · Reading
Watlington House Trust
- 8 trustees
- Income £119k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- The Revd Canon Brian ShentonChair · since 2014
- Alan Matt AndrewsTrustee · since 2014
- Christopher Thomas WestonTrustee · since 2024
- Clive Williams OBETrustee · since 2014
- David John CottamTrustee · since 2022
- Gaila AdairTrustee · since 2014
- Mildred May CooksonTrustee · since 2013
- Richard BennettTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Reading
- Website
- www.watlingtonhouse.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£119k£88k
- 2024£83k£60k
- 2023£83k£62k
Earlier years
- 2022£79k£114k
- 2021£139k£92k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:3.1 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATLINGTON HOUSE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF READING, BERKSHIRE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:3.1.1 MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND3.1.2 OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.3.2 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATLINGTON HOUSE, READING, A GRADE II LISTED BUILDING.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- The Revd Canon Brian Shenton Chair since 2014
- Alan Matt Andrews since 2014
- Clive Williams OBE since 2014
- Christopher Thomas Weston since 2024
- David John Cottam since 2022
- Gaila Adair since 2014
- Mildred May Cookson since 2013
- Richard Bennett since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- The Revd Canon Brian Shenton Chair since 2014
- Alan Matt Andrews since 2014
- Clive Williams OBE since 2014
- Gaila Adair since 2014
- Mildred May Cookson since 2013
- Richard Bennett since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- The Revd Canon Brian Shenton Chair since 2014
- Christopher Thomas Weston since 2024
- David John Cottam since 2022
Portfolio (5)
- Alan Matt Andrews since 2014
- Clive Williams OBE since 2014
- Gaila Adair since 2014
- Mildred May Cookson since 2013
- Richard Bennett since 2016
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
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158378
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Aug 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01189598350 · honsec.wathouse@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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