Registered charity · London
The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship
The object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of education, particularly but not exclusively by:• providing assistance to individuals from the Commonwealth who are studying or who wish to study in the UK;• providing...
- 8 trustees
- Income £381k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.victorialeague.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£381k£408k
- 2023£349k£341k
- 2022£321k£314k
Earlier years
- 2021£223k£318k
- 2020£212k£289k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the advancement of education, particularly but not exclusively by:• providing assistance to individuals from the Commonwealth who are studying or who wish to study in the UK;• providing information relating to and raising awareness amongst the public of the Commonwealth, its people, institutions, traditions and ways of life; and• supporting educational programmes within the Commonwealth.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- John Steel Chair since 2023
- Anthony Charles Richards Sir since 2024
- Bridget Barker since 2024
- Jacqueline Anne Lean Williamson since 2019
- Lee Mckenzie since 2025
- Samuel Ennis since 2024
- Simon Patrick Wainwright since 2023
- Timothy Francis Layton
Trustees past 6 years
- Jacqueline Anne Lean Williamson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Jacqueline Anne Lean Williamson since 2019
- Lee Mckenzie since 2025
- Samuel Ennis since 2024
- Simon Patrick Wainwright since 2023
- Timothy Francis Layton
Portfolio (3)
- John Steel Chair since 2023
- Anthony Charles Richards Sir since 2024
- Bridget Barker since 2024
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 213619
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION DATED 26 JANUARY 1921, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 FEBRUARY 1950, 27 MARCH 1958, 9 JULY 1962 AND 2 JULY 2008. as amended on 05 Jul 2023 as amended on 19 Jul 2023 as amended on 19 Jul 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 00174517 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072432633 · membership@victorialeague.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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