Registered charity (CIO) · Worcester
The Armchair Trust CIO
- 7 trustees
- Income £47k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.armchairworcester.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£47k£47k
- 2025£39k£43k
- 2024£41k£38k
Earlier years
- 2023£53k£36k
- 2022£34k£33k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE GENERALLY, AND INDIVIDUALLY, PERSONS RESIDENT IN WORCESTER CITY, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL NEED, AND HARDSHIP, BY THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES, DONATED BY THE PUBLIC, OR ACQUIRED OTHERWISE, WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED AND HARDSHIP.THE OBJECTS COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE CHARITY.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Melanie Kirk Chair since 2015
- Alan Purchon since 2015
- Kirsteen Helena Borthwick since 2026
- Margaret Jones since 2015
- Morwenna Rose Wallis Barnes since 2026
- Paul Victor Frank Edwards since 2023
- SUE Osborne since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Melanie Kirk Chair since 2015
- Alan Purchon since 2015
- Margaret Jones since 2015
- SUE Osborne since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Melanie Kirk Chair since 2015
- Kirsteen Helena Borthwick since 2026
- Morwenna Rose Wallis Barnes since 2026
- Paul Victor Frank Edwards since 2023
- SUE Osborne since 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Alan Purchon since 2015
- Margaret Jones since 2015
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
- 1164966
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 22 Dec 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01905456080 · info@armchairworcester.org.uk
- 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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