The Shepherds LAW Trust

Registered charity 1204236 CIO Registered since 2023

Operates: Northumberland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.7y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 9Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 2Other services 2Retail and trade 2

Boards that share trustees

Biko Bowcott Charitable Trust Foundation 1 shared trustee
Tariro - Hope for Youth in Zimbabwe 1 shared trustee
Oswin Projects 1 shared trustee
Berwick Literary Festival 1 shared trustee
Carr-Ellison Family Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Frere Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
O.F.M. Capuchin GB Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Biko Bowcott Charitable Trust Foundation 1 shared trustee
Hymns Ancient and Modern Limited 1 shared trustee
Oswin Projects 1 shared trustee
Tariro - Hope for Youth in Zimbabwe 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Email	gguiver@mirfield.org.uk
Phone	01924483317
Address	Shepherds Law Hermitage, Shepherds Law, Eglingham, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DZ

Finances

£630,995 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2024	£0	£0
2025	£630,995	£8,211

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PROMOTING THE ONGOING USE OF THE BUILDINGS AT SHEPHERDS LAW IN NORTHUMBERLAND BY A CONTEMPLATIVE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF MONASTIC AND LAY PEOPLE, MAINTAINING THE BUILDINGS AT SHEPHERDS LAW TO BE USED FOR RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT MONASTIC LIFE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Aug 2023

Trustees (9)

9trustees

73median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Dr Stephen George Platten Chair since 2023
Brother Alf Micael Christoffer Carlstrom SSF since 2023
Dr David Christopher Gill since 2023
Father George Guiverage 80 since 2023
John Mcmorrough Carr-Ellisonage 73 since 2023
Michael Richard Palmer since 2025
Paul Charles Michael Coleman since 2024
Rev Jane Barbara Hedgesage 71 since 2023
Sr Anita Catherine Smith OHP since 2023

Connected charities (8)

Carr-Ellison Family Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Frere Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
Hymns Ancient and Modern Limited 1 shared trustee
O.F.M. Capuchin GB Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Biko Bowcott Charitable Trust Foundation 1 shared trustee
Tariro - Hope for Youth in Zimbabwe 1 shared trustee
Oswin Projects 1 shared trustee
Berwick Literary Festival 1 shared trustee

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