Preston Relief in Need Charity

Registered charity 224848 Registered since 1977

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.1y median 7y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13y

average years in governance

4 vs 3 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6General Charitable Purposes 3Accommodation/housing 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 2 shared trustees
Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 1 shared trustee
Millennium Hall (Longsands, Fulwood) 1 shared trustee
Friends of Mulanje Orphans 1 shared trustee
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Related organisations

Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 2 shared trustees
The Ribbleton Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
Millennium Hall (Longsands, Fulwood) 1 shared trustee
The George Herbert Redman Awards 1 shared trustee
Harris Free Public Library and Museum Endowment Trust 1 shared trustee
Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Email	charities@preston.gov.uk
Phone	01772906197
Address	Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 2RL

Finances

£11,437 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£7,322	£205
2022	£9,249	£0
2023	£9,624	£0
2024	£10,414	£3
2025	£11,437	£580

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF PRESTON 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.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 7 SEPTEMBER 1977 AS VARIED BY SCHEMES OF 13 JULY 1982 AND 14 MARCH 1983

Trustees (8)

8trustees

84median age

2aged 70+

Brian Rollo since 2017
Councillor Elizabeth Atkinsage 89 since 2014
David Borrow since 2024
Keith Sedgewick since 2018
Peter Robert Metcalf MBE FCAage 78 since 2023
Rev Samuel Edward Haigh since 2019
Sonia Gildert since 2019
Susan Whittam since 2025

Connected charities (10)

Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 2 shared trustees
The George Herbert Redman Awards 1 shared trustee
Harris Free Public Library and Museum Endowment Trust 1 shared trustee
The Harris Charity 1 shared trustee
Guild Initiative for Furniture Trust 1 shared trustee
The Ribbleton Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
Millennium Hall (Longsands, Fulwood) 1 shared trustee
Friends of Mulanje Orphans 1 shared trustee
DIG in 1 shared trustee
Friends of Mulanje Orphans 1 shared trustee

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