Registered charity · Devon
The Reverend William John Distin's Charity
The Reverend William John Distin's Charity is a registered charity (number 203701) based in Devon, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Rev Laura Elizabeth Mcadam since 2026. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £4k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Torbay
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£0
- 2024£7k£0
- 2023£4k£0
Earlier years
- 2022£4k£3k
- 2021£4k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE FURTHERANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSICAL PORTION OF THE SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PAIGNTON OR ANY OTHER CHURCH OR CHAPEL IN THE PARISH AND THE RESIDUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR PERSONS OF THE PARISH BEING SICK, AGED, INFIRM OR ORPHANS.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Rev Laura Elizabeth Mcadam Chair since 2026
- John Patten since 2023
- Moira Jayne Devonport since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- John Patten since 2023
- Moira Jayne Devonport since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Laura Elizabeth Mcadam Chair since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 203701
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- WILL PROVED AT EXETER 4TH JUNE 1903 V. UNREP.VOL.128 P 374
- Contact on the register
- 07341258852 · revlauramc@gmail.com
- 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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