The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Countess of Derby's Almshouses CIO

Registered charity 1184876 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: West Sussex

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Board DNA

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4
trustees on the board
2.8y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
3.5y
average years in governance
3 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Recreation 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Emailtanya.wadeson@irwinmitchell.com
Phone01243813216
AddressIrwin Mitchell Llp, Thomas Eggar House, Friary Lane, CHICHESTER, PO19 1UF

Finances

£116,278 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£116,641£94,885
2022£107,571£77,838
2023£112,153£97,618
2024£119,795£111,343
2025£116,278£117,822

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are:(a) The relief of poverty by the provision of accommodation for the Almspeople, being the residents. The Almspeople shall be persons of good character and communicant members of the Church of England or in good standing of a Church (not in communion with the Church of England) which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity who are resident within a 15 mile area surrounding Chichester (to be extended in exceptional circumstances by the trustees only where the proposed resident has a connection to the locality through either family or friends); and(b) The provision of charitable social housing in the form of almshouse accommodation for the Almspeople (as defined in the preceding paragraph).

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Aug 2019 as amended on 05 Apr 2024 as amended on 09 Jul 2024

Trustees (4)

4trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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