Ministers Benevolent Society
Registered charity 219049 Registered since 1965
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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
- Rev Martin Whitell Chair since 2017
- Alexander Henshall Ellis BA,Fcma
- Jane Anne Couper
- Rev Anthony Richard Howe since 2012
- Rev Donald Scott Phillips since 2017
- Rev Duncan Voice since 2025
- Rev Kieren Luke Mardle-Moss since 2025
- Rev Sheena Gabriel since 2023
6.2y median 6y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Martin Whitell Chair since 2017
- Rev Anthony Richard Howe since 2012
- Rev Donald Scott Phillips since 2017
7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Alexander Henshall Ellis BA,Fcma
- Rev Donald Scott Phillips since 2017
- Rev Duncan Voice since 2025
- Rev Sheena Gabriel since 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Rev Martin Whitell Chair since 2017
- Jane Anne Couper
- Rev Anthony Richard Howe since 2012
- Rev Kieren Luke Mardle-Moss since 2025
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7Religious Activities 3General Charitable Purposes 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 2Business services 1Tech and media 1
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.
incomespending£40k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Midland Unitarian Association INC 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Benton and Chidlaw Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Inquirer Publishing Company (2004) 1 shared trustee
- Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action 1 shared trustee
- Wood Green Trust 1 shared trustee
- The OLD Meeting House (Ditchling)Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 07787127874 |
| Address | 39 St. Cross Road, WINCHESTER, SO23 9PR |
Finances
£39,967 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £37,127 | £35,800 |
| 2022 | £33,618 | £43,736 |
| 2023 | £39,417 | £64,784 |
| 2024 | £40,370 | £53,648 |
| 2025 | £39,967 | £79,729 |
What it does
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
(A) THE RELIEF OF HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS GENERALLY AND INDIVIDUALLY AMONGST BENEFICIARIES; AND(B) THE SUPPORT OF THE MINISTERS' PENSION FUND (REGISTERED CHARITY NO 235410) BY THE DONATION OF ANNUAL INCOME SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09 DEC 1997AS AMENDED ON 26 NOV 2013AS AMENDED ON 06 DEC 2016AS AMENDED ON 06 DEC 2022 as amended on 10 Jan 2026
Trustees (8)
8trustees
48median age
1aged 70+
- Rev Martin Whitellage band 75-79 Chair since 2017
- Alexander Henshall Ellis BA,Fcma
- Jane Anne Couper
- Rev Anthony Richard Howeage band 45-49 since 2012
- Rev Donald Scott Phillips since 2017
- Rev Duncan Voice since 2025
- Rev Kieren Luke Mardle-Mossage band 35-39 since 2025
- Rev Sheena Gabriel since 2023
Connected charities (10)
- Midland Unitarian Association INC 2 shared trustees
- The Ministerial Fellowship Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
- Essex Hall 1 shared trustee
- The Benton and Chidlaw Memorial Fund 1 shared trustee
- Wood Green Trust 1 shared trustee
- John Pounds Charity 1 shared trustee
- Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action 1 shared trustee
- The Great Meeting House Unitarian Church Coventry 1 shared trustee
- The Inquirer Publishing Company (2004) 1 shared trustee
- The Send A Child to Hucklow Fund CIO 1 shared trustee
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