Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund
Registered charity 221601 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr John Stewart May since 2024
- Dr Patricia Mary Melton Ficheme since 2017
- Dr Rachel Cooke Ficheme since 2025
- James Douglas Mcgillivray Ficheme since 2022
- Professor Geoffrey Colin Maitland CBE Freng since 2017
- Professor Stephen Michael Richardson since 2022
4.8y median 4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Patricia Mary Melton Ficheme since 2017
- Professor Geoffrey Colin Maitland CBE Freng since 2017
5.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Dr Rachel Cooke Ficheme since 2025
Portfolio (5)
- Dr John Stewart May since 2024
- Dr Patricia Mary Melton Ficheme since 2017
- James Douglas Mcgillivray Ficheme since 2022
- Professor Geoffrey Colin Maitland CBE Freng since 2017
- Professor Stephen Michael Richardson since 2022
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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£73k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
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
- The Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund 5 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The National GAS Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Shofar Christian Church LTD Similar size; both Poverty relief
- The Redeemed Christian Church of GOD (Rccg) Testimony Assembly Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Pure Hearts Similar size; both Poverty relief
- Destined to Reign Church Similar size; both Poverty relief
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.chemengbenfund.org |
| support@chemengbenfund.org | |
| Phone | 01788578214 |
| Address | INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HQ |
Finances
£72,674 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £82,424 | £79,122 |
| 2021 | £134,650 | £85,468 |
| 2022 | £68,155 | £65,040 |
| 2023 | £61,741 | £115,617 |
| 2024 | £72,674 | £183,866 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Other FinanceCharitable objects
TO ASSIST MEMBERS AND EX-MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS IN NECESSITOUS OR STRAIGHTENED CIRCUMSTANCES.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 14/3/1934
Trustees (6)
6trustees
0aged 70+
- Dr John Stewart May since 2024
- Dr Patricia Mary Melton Ficheme since 2017
- Dr Rachel Cooke Ficheme since 2025
- James Douglas Mcgillivray Ficheme since 2022
- Professor Geoffrey Colin Maitland CBE Freng since 2017
- Professor Stephen Michael Richardson since 2022
Connected charities (1)
- The Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund 5 shared trustees
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