Registered charity (CIO) · Derbyshire
The Matthew Smith Almshouse Charity
The objects of the CIO are : 1. The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit of poor persons who are of a minimum age of 50 years, with preference given to persons resident in the parishes of the amber valley borough council area, through...
- 10 trustees
- Income £30k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Christopher Charlton OBE, BA,Chair · since 2023
- Bernard HoldenTrustee · since 2023
- George HenshawTrustee · since 2025
- George JonesTrustee · since 2023
- John FoulkTrustee · since 2024
- John PorterTrustee · since 2023
- Katie HarrisTrustee · since 2023
- Paul HodgsonTrustee · since 2023
- Richard WatsonTrustee · since 2023
- Vickie MinionTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Derbyshire
- Website
- www.matthewsmithalms.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£30k£27k
- 2024£0£0
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are : 1. The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit of poor persons who are of a minimum age of 50 years, with preference given to persons resident in the parishes of the amber valley borough council area, through the provision of social housing in the form of Almshouse accommodation.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Dr Christopher Charlton OBE, BA, Chair since 2023
- Bernard Holden since 2023
- George Henshaw since 2025
- George Jones since 2023
- John Foulk since 2024
- John Porter since 2023
- Katie Harris since 2023
- Paul Hodgson since 2023
- Richard Watson since 2023
- Vickie Minion since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dr Christopher Charlton OBE, BA, Chair since 2023
- Bernard Holden since 2023
- George Henshaw since 2025
- John Foulk since 2024
- Katie Harris since 2023
- Paul Hodgson since 2023
- Richard Watson since 2023
Portfolio (3)
- George Jones since 2023
- John Porter since 2023
- Vickie Minion since 2024
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.
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
- 1204496
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Aug 2023 as amended on 01 Oct 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07975763173 · info@matthewsmithalms.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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