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Registered charity · No. 217437 · NewarkiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Municipal General Charity

Income
£44k
▲ 38.1% on 2023
Expenditure
£67k
▲ 70.1% on 2023
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
11
6.2y av 6 of 11 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
How am I connected?

Overview

Municipal General Charity's network

11 people4 organisationsi11 listed on the board. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Municipal General Charity. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Joan WhicherChair
Anthony Charles RobertsTrustee
Councillor Marjorie BayneTrustee2022
4 yrs
Doreen WestmorelandTrustee
Irene BrownTrustee2014
12 yrs
Jean Moore MBE JPTrustee
Mathew SkinnerTrustee2018
8 yrs
MAX CopeTrustee
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Board

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Joan WhicherChair
Anthony Charles RobertsTrustee
Councillor Marjorie BayneTrustee2022
4 yrs
Doreen WestmorelandTrustee
Irene BrownTrustee2014
12 yrs
Jean Moore MBE JPTrustee
Mathew SkinnerTrustee2018
8 yrs
MAX CopeTrustee
Patrick KnightTrustee2023
3 yrs
Sam SmithTrustee2021
5 yrs
Susan CrosbyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
5.8y
median 4.5y
Longest tenure
12y
since 2014
Years in governance
3.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 6 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

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

General Charitable Purposes 11The Prevention or Relief of Poverty 11Accommodation/housing 2Education/training 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Municipal General Charity. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2020 to 2024, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k20242023202220212020£43.91k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Municipal General Charity has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20202021202220232024
Totals
Total income£428.81k£36.81k£39.44k£31.79k£43.91k
Total expenditure£60.34k£49.81k£70.16k£39.14k£66.58k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Municipal General Charity has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date, latest return late

The return for the year ending 31 December 2024 arrived 17 days after the due date of 31 October 2025.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202431 October 202517 November 202517 days late17 November 202517 days lateLate by 17 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 202431 October 202431 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202231 October 202326 February 2024118 days late26 February 2024118 days lateLate by 118 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202131 October 202229 October 202229 October 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202031 October 202122 October 202122 October 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • A)

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN ANY ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

  • B)

    FOR RELIEF IN NEED IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
Local authority: Nottinghamshire
Area of benefit
PARISHES OF NEWARK, FARNDEN, WINTHORPE, HAWTON, COLLINGHAM, CODDINGTON, LANGFORD AND HOLME as filed
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 28 OCT 2000 as filed
Register history
Previous name
Municipal General Charities for the Poor

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
1963

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