The W A Handley Charity Trust
Registered charity 230435 Registered since 1964
Operates: Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Hartlepool
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- MR Tony Glenton Chair
- David Milligan
- Leslie Austin Caisley since 2022
- MR Bill Dryden since 2013
- Sophie Louise Glenton Smith since 2023
6.7y median 4y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- MR Bill Dryden since 2013
14y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
Portfolio (4)
- MR Tony Glenton Chair
- Leslie Austin Caisley since 2022
- MR Bill Dryden since 2013
- Sophie Louise Glenton Smith since 2023
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3Disability 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 4Business services 2Property 2
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£370k 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
- The ROY and Pixie Baker Charitable Trust 4 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Whinbank Trust 1 shared trustee
- Newcastle Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- Chloe & Liam Together Forever Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Viscount Ridley North of England Cadet Forces Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Brue Foundation 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| davidmilligan@ryecroft-glenton.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01912811292 |
| Address | 32 PORTLAND TERRACE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE2 1QP |
Finances
£369,651 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £176,927 | £301,506 |
| 2022 | £211,709 | £337,106 |
| 2023 | £180,963 | £397,472 |
| 2024 | £254,138 | £416,203 |
| 2025 | £369,651 | £414,930 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY.
Governing document: SETTLEMENT DATED 27TH JULY 1963
Trustees (5)
5trustees
61median age
1aged 70+
- MR Tony Glenton Chair
- David Milligan
- Leslie Austin Caisleyage band 70-74 since 2022
- MR Bill Drydenage band 60-64 since 2013
- Sophie Louise Glenton Smithage band 50-54 since 2023
Connected charities (6)
- The ROY and Pixie Baker Charitable Trust 4 shared trustees
- Newcastle Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Viscount Ridley North of England Cadet Forces Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Brue Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Whinbank Trust 1 shared trustee
- Chloe & Liam Together Forever Trust 1 shared trustee
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