Registered charity · London
The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund
The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund is a registered charity (number 231320) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Sir David Hugh Wootton since 2023. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as The Company's Poors Fund and Related Charities (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £20k (2025)
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Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.watermenscompany.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20k£8k
- 2024£19k£60k
- 2023£17k£13k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£12k
- 2021£15k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF FREEMEN OF THE COMPANY OF WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN OF THE RIVER THAMES, THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND CHILDREN, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP, OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTESS OF SUCH PERSONS.
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.
2 trustees on the board
- Sir David Hugh Wootton Chair since 2023
- Graham Barnard since 2025
- The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (2)
- Sir David Hugh Wootton Chair since 2023
- Graham Barnard since 2025
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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 231320
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 08/05/2000
- Contact on the register
- 02072832373 · clerk@watermenshall.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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