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Richard Whitaker's Almshouses

Richard Whitaker's Almshouses is a registered charity (number 212951) based in Lancashire, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Stephen Wilkinson since 2017. Latest income £64k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £64k (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
Accommodation/housing
Where
Lancashire
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£64k£25k
  • 2024£55k£41k
  • 2023£52k£33k
Earlier years
  • 2022£49k£23k
  • 2021£45k£36k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 26 OF THE SCHEME)

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

7.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (3)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 3Education/training 3

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£64k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
212951
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME OF 6 SEPTEMBER 1983
Contact on the register
01706213356
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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