The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

Stooke's Almshouse OR Merdon Estate Charity

Registered charity 201381 Registered since 1962

Operates: Devon

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Sign in, free

Find a path from this charity →

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.

6 trustees on the board

5.4y median 5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

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 6General Charitable Purposes 6

Gaps to watch

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

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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£9k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Emailajmudie@btinternet.com
Phone01626852487
AddressBURGOYNES, TRUSHAM, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ13 0NW

Finances

£13,088 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2022£8,266£4,805
2023£8,992£10,052
2024£10,058£5,655
2025£9,189£6,759
2026£13,088£7,779

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesAccommodation/housing

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old People

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF "STOOKE'S" ALMSHOUSES. ANY FURTHER INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE GOVERNING INSTRUMENT).

Governing document: SCHEME OF 7TH FEBRUARY 1977 AS AMENDED BY VIRTUE OF A S74 RESOLUTION DATED 19 APRIL 1999.

Trustees (6)

6trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.