Registered charity · West Sussex
The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called ST Mary's, Hospital, Chichester
The objects of the charity are, for the benefit of the public, the relief of financial hardship by (a) the provision of almshouse and other social housing accommodation in Chichester, and such ancillary equipment, services and financial relief and,...
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Very Reverend Robert Edward DowlerChair · since 2024
- David John ParfittTrustee · since 2024
- Howard Graham Castle-SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Karl William RobertsTrustee · since 2025
- Matthew HowardTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Paul DoickTrustee · since 2025
- Ruth Margaret TauntTrustee · since 2018
- Simon Mark Dyson RibaTrustee · since 2023
- Sophie HullTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- West Sussex
- Website
- www.stmarysalmshouses.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.8m
- 2024£1.1m£1.1m
- 2023£1.0m£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£873k£916k
- 2021£906k£786k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the charity are, for the benefit of the public, the relief of financial hardship by (a) the provision of almshouse and other social housing accommodation in Chichester, and such ancillary equipment, services and financial relief and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, contributions to the costs of accommodation and medical and nursing care, as the trustees see fit for the benefit of the residents; and (b) the making of charitable grants or payments for the relief of persons in the Area of Benefit in particular in relation to their housing needs. The Area of Benefit of the charity shall be any area within the Diocese of Chichester which is not more than 15 miles in a straight line from the Cathedral Church of Chichester, with a preference for the City of Chichester (?Area of Benefit?), or such closely adjoining area subject to the discretion of Trustees. (?Objects?)
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Very Reverend Robert Edward Dowler Chair since 2024
- David John Parfitt since 2024
- Howard Graham Castle-Smith since 2023
- Karl William Roberts since 2025
- Matthew Howard since 2024
- Rev Paul Doick since 2025
- Ruth Margaret Taunt since 2018
- Simon Mark Dyson Riba since 2023
- Sophie Hull since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Ruth Margaret Taunt since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- David John Parfitt since 2024
- Karl William Roberts since 2025
- Matthew Howard since 2024
- Ruth Margaret Taunt since 2018
- Simon Mark Dyson Riba since 2023
- Sophie Hull since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Very Reverend Robert Edward Dowler Chair since 2024
- Howard Graham Castle-Smith since 2023
- Rev Paul Doick since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 202631
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 04/11/1898AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17/02/1905AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13/02/1987AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 08/08/1991AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 02/01/1997 as amended on 20 Feb 2018 as amended on 26 Jun 2018 as amended on 03 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01243783377 · stmaryshospital@sheen-stickland.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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