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The White Benevolent Fund

The White Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 209119) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Stuart John White since 1997. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees

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
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Southwark
Registered
1962

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021--

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2017: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CAMBERWELL PECKAM OR ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND (PREFERANCE TO PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 4A AND AND B OF TRUST DEED).

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.

5 trustees on the board

12y median 7y
average tenure
29y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
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 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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.

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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
209119
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 24/10/1944AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 13/11/1974AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 01/10/2013
Contact on the register
07910523480 · svk.desilvas@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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