Registered charity · Stockport
Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund
Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 211840) based in Stockport, governed by 20 trustees and chaired by Carol Ann Bailey since 2025. Latest income £29k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as SI/GBI Benevolent Fund (Charity Commission)
the relief of women in need who have been a member of SIGBI Limited within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland for at least three consecutive years and whose membership continues; or if...
- 20 trustees
- Income £29k (2026)
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Who leads it
- Carol Ann BaileyChair · since 2025
- Alison AdlamTrustee · since 2025
- Anna GordonTrustee · since 2025
- Catherine BealTrustee · since 2022
- Clare ComerfordTrustee · since 2020
- Denise PearsTrustee · since 2025
- Dorcas AkejuTrustee · since 2023
- Dorothy SethTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Kay WilkieTrustee · since 2024
- Janice ReesTrustee · since 2025
- Jillian Patchett BoyceTrustee · since 2023
- Julie WilliamsTrustee · since 2022
- Kathleen BelinisTrustee · since 2025
- Maureen LittleTrustee · since 2026
- Pauline PanterTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Christine LowTrustee · since 2025
- Sandra MorrisTrustee · since 2022
- Susan BiggsTrustee · since 2025
- Vanessa WhiteTrustee · since 2018
- Yvonne FreemanTrustee · since 2022
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
- Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland and more
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£29k£23k
- 2025£32k£35k
- 2024£35k£44k
Earlier years
- 2023£52k£57k
- 2022£44k£63k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
the relief of women in need who have been a member of SIGBI Limited within the United Kingdom (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and the Republic of Ireland for at least three consecutive years and whose membership continues; or if they have left and have not been a member for 5 years, at the discretion of the Trustees.
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.
20 trustees on the board
- Carol Ann Bailey Chair since 2025
- Alison Adlam since 2025
- Anna Gordon since 2025
- Catherine Beal since 2022
- Clare Comerford since 2020
- Denise Pears since 2025
- Dorcas Akeju since 2023
- Dorothy Seth since 2025
- Dr Kay Wilkie since 2024
- Janice Rees since 2025
- Jillian Patchett Boyce since 2023
- Julie Williams since 2022
- Kathleen Belinis since 2025
- Maureen Little since 2026
- Pauline Panter since 2025
- Rev Christine Low since 2025
- Sandra Morris since 2022
- Susan Biggs since 2025
- Vanessa White since 2018
- Yvonne Freeman since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Vanessa White since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Carol Ann Bailey Chair since 2025
- Anna Gordon since 2025
- Clare Comerford since 2020
- Denise Pears since 2025
- Dorothy Seth since 2025
- Dr Kay Wilkie since 2024
- Janice Rees since 2025
- Jillian Patchett Boyce since 2023
- Julie Williams since 2022
- Kathleen Belinis since 2025
- Maureen Little since 2026
- Pauline Panter since 2025
- Sandra Morris since 2022
- Susan Biggs since 2025
Portfolio (6)
- Alison Adlam since 2025
- Catherine Beal since 2022
- Dorcas Akeju since 2023
- Rev Christine Low since 2025
- Vanessa White since 2018
- Yvonne Freeman since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 211840
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- FEDERATION CONSTITUTION 1960 AS AMENDED 19/10/96 18/11/06 6/11/10 as amended on 23 Jul 2018 as amended on 23 Jul 2018 as amended on 16 Oct 2019 as amended on 11 May 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01614807686 · hq@sigbi.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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