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Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust

Henry Drew Thomas Almshouses and Starcross Welfare Trust is a registered charity (number 1198463) based in Exeter, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Alison Margaret Miles since 2023. Latest income £35k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £35k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Where
Devon
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£35k£48k
  • 2024£18k£22k
  • 2023£32k£28k
Earlier years
  • 2022£0£0

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(A) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STARCROSS, DEVON AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDS (“THE AREA OF BENEFIT”) OR WHO HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT;(B) SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE(S) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIARIES OR A SUFFICIENT SECTION OF THEM AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES DECIDE; AND (C) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN, OR HAVE A CONNECTION TO, THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

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.

5 trustees on the board

1.8y median 3y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 5Disability 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£18k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198463
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Mar 2022
Contact on the register
01626 890957 · milesalison32@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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