Registered charity · Huddersfield
WM Brooke Benevolent Fund
WM Brooke Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 209138) based in Huddersfield, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £242k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as North Light Gallery (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £242k (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
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities and 4 more
- Where
- Kirklees
- Website
- www.northlightgallery.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£242k£188k
- 2024£267k£139k
- 2023£197k£214k
Earlier years
- 2022£175k£126k
- 2021£113k£152k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WORKPEOPLE WHO MAY BE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT OR MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET WORK AND HAVE NOT SUFFICIENT PROVISIONS FOR THEIR OLD AGE.(2) FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
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
- Ben Cooper since 2014
- Mark Roger Hanbury Brooke
- Melanie Claire Brooke since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Ben Cooper since 2014
- Melanie Claire Brooke since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Ben Cooper since 2014
- Mark Roger Hanbury Brooke
- Melanie Claire Brooke since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 209138
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 9 AUGUST 1912 AND DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 9 JANUARY 1990
- Contact on the register
- 01484340000 · enquiries@northlightgallery.org.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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