Lyster's Charity for the Poor
Registered charity 206065 Registered since 1962
Operates: Oxfordshire
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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
- Alexandra Eyston Chair since 2015
- Jane Edith Bowen
- REV Mike Keith John Smith since 2014
11.5y median 11.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexandra Eyston Chair since 2015
- REV Mike Keith John Smith since 2014
13.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Alexandra Eyston Chair since 2015
- REV Mike Keith John Smith since 2014
Portfolio (1)
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£420 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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The SIR Rickman Godlee Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Rotary Club of Brighouse Foundation Account Trust Fund Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Newstart Similar size; both Poverty relief
- A Penny A DAY Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Harry Sloyden Charity (Wickhambreux) Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Wandsworth Meeting of the Society of Friends Clara Krenzin Fund Similar size; both Poverty relief
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 01189722978 |
| Address | 1 MULLENS TERRACE, CHAZEY HEATH, READING, RG4 9ES |
Finances
£420 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £392 | £300 |
| 2022 | £402 | £400 |
| 2023 | £400 | £400 |
| 2024 | £409 | £250 |
| 2025 | £420 | £200 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
GENERAL BENEFIT OF POOR.
Governing document: WILL OF CHARLES LYSTER 23RD OCTOBER 1613. SCHEME DATED 20TH FEBRUARY, 1953.
Trustees (3)
3trustees
73median age
1aged 70+
- Alexandra Eyston Chair since 2015
- Jane Edith Bowenage band 70-74
- REV Mike Keith John Smith since 2014
Connected charities (1)
- The SIR Rickman Godlee Fund 1 shared trustee
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