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Matthew and Mary Simpson Annuities Trust

Matthew and Mary Simpson Annuities Trust is a registered charity (number 223594) based in Lancaster, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £8k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Provision of payments for single persons in reduced circumstances exceeding 50 years of age and having resided withn the area of the City Council Lancaster for 2 years prior to selection

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £8k (2024)

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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Lancashire
Website
www.bsglaw.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1964

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£8k£7k
  • 2023£10k£8k
  • 2022£6k£8k
Earlier years
  • 2021£7k£5k
  • 2020£7k£5k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

Provision of payments for single persons in reduced circumstances exceeding 50 years of age and having resided withn the area of the City Council Lancaster for 2 years prior to selection

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.

4 trustees on the board

4.7y median 5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

1
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 4

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Health and social care 1Property 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£8k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
223594
Status
Registered
Governing document
WILL PROVED 18/9/193. SCHEMES DATED THE 6/5/1960 AND 12/3/1969 AS AMENDED ON 3 FEBRUARY 2005 BY A RESOLUTION PASSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993 as amended on 03 Feb 2019
Contact on the register
0152432471 · eje@bsglaw.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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