Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Ugly Duckling Charity
To advance the Christian religion by practically demonstrating the Christian faith, in particular, but not exclusively, through the development of resources that equip people to explore faith, spirituality and wellbeing.
- 5 trustees
- Income £66k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rev David Marc OwenChair · since 2017
- Graham Alexander McgillTrustee · since 2017
- Keith HowickTrustee · since 2018
- Matthew WayTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Timothy Bernard WelchTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 11 other charities:
- The Eleanor Foundation (UK) · 1 shared trustee
- Parklands Evangelical Church CIO · 1 shared trustee
- The Baptist Missionary Society · 1 shared trustee
- The Gwent Baptist Association · 1 shared trustee
- The Welsh Baptist Union Corporation Limited · 1 shared trustee
- ST Paul's Beckenham PRE-School · 1 shared trustee
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- Tulse Hill & Dulwich Hockey Club Limited · 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Paul's Beckenham · 1 shared trustee
- Keyhope · 1 shared trustee
- ST Madoc Christian Youth Camp · 1 shared trustee
- Moriah Baptist Church Risca · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.uglyduckling.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£66k£56k
- 2024£40k£77k
- 2023£130k£96k
Earlier years
- 2022£85k£108k
- 2021£74k£101k
Charitable objects
To advance the Christian religion by practically demonstrating the Christian faith, in particular, but not exclusively, through the development of resources that equip people to explore faith, spirituality and wellbeing.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Rev David Marc Owen Chair since 2017
- Graham Alexander Mcgill since 2017
- Keith Howick since 2018
- Matthew Way since 2026
- Rev Timothy Bernard Welch since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev David Marc Owen Chair since 2017
- Graham Alexander Mcgill since 2017
- Keith Howick since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Matthew Way since 2026
- Rev Timothy Bernard Welch since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Rev David Marc Owen Chair since 2017
- Graham Alexander Mcgill since 2017
- Keith Howick since 2018
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.
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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
- 1173156
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 May 2017 as amended on 03 Aug 2022 as amended on 17 Jul 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07799831525 · office@uglyduckling.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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