Registered charity · Sheffield
Church Burgesses Trust
Church Burgesses Trust is a registered charity (number 221284) based in Sheffield, governed by 12 trustees. Latest income £2.2m (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £2.2m (2024)
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Who leads it
- Adrian Watson LittleTrustee · since 2024
- Canon IAN Geoffrey WalkerTrustee · since 2002
- Dr Julie Patrica BanhamTrustee · since 2006
- Dr Susan Mary GentleTrustee · since 2020
- Elizabeth Ann BrownhillTrustee · since 2018
- Hilary Jane ThawTrustee · since 2026
- MR D F BookerTrustee · since 1998
- MR D StanleyTrustee · since 2007
- Nicholas James Anthony Hutton MBETrustee · since 1988
- Prof Robert Edward ColemanTrustee · since 2023
- Rverend SAP HunterTrustee · since 1993
- Stephen EcclestonTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Sheffield City
- Website
- www.sheffieldchurchburgesses.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£2.2m£2.1m
- 2023£2.0m£2.1m
- 2022£1.9m£2.0m
Earlier years
- 2021£2.0m£1.8m
- 2020£1.6m£1.8m
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PAY 17.8% OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY CALLED THE CHURCH BURGESSES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR APPLICATION BY THE THOSE TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT CHARITY; B) TO APPLY A FURTHER 71.5% OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES AS PROVIDED FOR AT CLAUSE 10 OF THE 1999 SCHEME; C) TO APPLY THE REMAINING 10.7% OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY TO BE APPLIED FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS PROVIDED FOR AT CLAUSE 11 OF THE 1999 SCHEME; 1. ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME FOR ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSES IN THE FIRST PLACE IN PAYING SUCH SUMS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE PROVOST IN OR TOWARDS THE STIPENDS OF THE TWO CHAPLAINS OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, SHEFFIELD HOLDING OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND STATUTES OF THE SAID CATHEDRAL CHURCH.2. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SHEFFIELD.**FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 7-11 OF CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEME SEALED 23 AUGUST 1999.
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Adrian Watson Little since 2024
- Canon IAN Geoffrey Walker since 2002
- Dr Julie Patrica Banham since 2006
- Dr Susan Mary Gentle since 2020
- Elizabeth Ann Brownhill since 2018
- Hilary Jane Thaw since 2026
- MR D F Booker since 1998
- MR D Stanley since 2007
- Nicholas James Anthony Hutton MBE since 1988
- Prof Robert Edward Coleman since 2023
- Rverend SAP Hunter since 1993
- Stephen Eccleston since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Canon IAN Geoffrey Walker since 2002
- Dr Julie Patrica Banham since 2006
- Dr Susan Mary Gentle since 2020
- Elizabeth Ann Brownhill since 2018
- MR D F Booker since 1998
- MR D Stanley since 2007
- Nicholas James Anthony Hutton MBE since 1988
- Rverend SAP Hunter since 1993
- Stephen Eccleston since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (12)
- Adrian Watson Little since 2024
- Canon IAN Geoffrey Walker since 2002
- Dr Julie Patrica Banham since 2006
- Dr Susan Mary Gentle since 2020
- Elizabeth Ann Brownhill since 2018
- Hilary Jane Thaw since 2026
- MR D F Booker since 1998
- MR D Stanley since 2007
- Nicholas James Anthony Hutton MBE since 1988
- Prof Robert Edward Coleman since 2023
- Rverend SAP Hunter since 1993
- Stephen Eccleston since 2018
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
6.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.7 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 221284
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 8/6/1554, AS VARIED BY COMMISSION SCHEME SEALED 23/8/1999, SUPPLEMENTAL ROYAL CHARTER DATED 8/5/2003 & RESOLUTION UNDER S75A 12/4/10 AND AS AMENDED 1 APRIL 2014, EXCLUSIVE OF THE EDUCATIONAL FOUND'N CONSTITUTED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION SEALED 16/2/1904 AS AMENDED ON 09 JUL 2018AS AMENDED ON 26 JAN 2021AS AMENDED ON 09 JAN 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01142675588 · ian.potter@wrigleys.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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