Grateful Society

Registered charity 202349 Registered since 1962

Operates: North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.7y median 1y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5Education/training 2Animals 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Recreation 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 3Other services 3Finance 2

Boards that share trustees

The Hilborne Foundation 1 shared trustee
High Sheriff of Somerset Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth 1 shared trustee
Innovation for Agriculture 1 shared trustee
Youth Moves 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth 1 shared trustee
The Hilborne Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Langford Trust for Animal Health and Welfare 1 shared trustee
Innovation for Agriculture 1 shared trustee
Royal Agricultural Society of England 1 shared trustee
High Sheriff of Somerset Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	gratefulsociety.org
Email	robert.drewett@wbd-uk.com
Phone	01179896682
Address	WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP, 3 TEMPLE QUAY, TEMPLE BACK EAST, BRISTOL, BS1 6DZ

Finances

£277,429 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£119,335	£109,800
2022	£127,606	£108,498
2023	£109,652	£138,972
2024	£131,717	£139,932
2025	£277,429	£158,725

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Provides Other Finance

Charitable objects

(1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS AND ILL HEALTH (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH) AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Governing document: RULES & REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21 NOVEMBER 1993 AND SCHEMEDATED 16 JANUARY 2001 AND SCHEME DATED 01 JUNE 2016AS AMENDED ON 14 MAR 2017 as amended on 02 May 2024 as amended on 10 Jun 2025

Trustees (7)

7trustees

66median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

David Charles Clymoage 65 since 2025
David Michael Powell since 2025
Kirsty Louise Swanage 45 since 2024
Mark Edward Mason MBE since 2025
Robert Nicholas Foord Drewettage 67 since 2014
Roger Alan Harper MBEage 71 since 2024
Simon Andrew Beswick since 2026

Connected charities (8)

Royal Agricultural Society of England 1 shared trustee
Wells Cathedral Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
The Langford Trust for Animal Health and Welfare 1 shared trustee
The Hilborne Foundation 1 shared trustee
High Sheriff of Somerset Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth 1 shared trustee
Innovation for Agriculture 1 shared trustee
Youth Moves 1 shared trustee

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