The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund
Registered charity 231320 Registered since 1963
Operates: Throughout London
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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.
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
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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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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
- Royal Benevolent and Educational Fund for Watermen and Lightermen 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bowyers Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Cross Sector Safety and Security Communications 1 shared trustee
- The Jesus College Boat Club Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Woolmen's Company Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
- Charles Dickens Centre (GAD's Hill) Limited 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.watermenscompany.com |
| clerk@watermenshall.org | |
| Phone | 02072832373 |
| Address | WATERMEN'S HALL, 16-18 ST MARY AT HILL, LONDON, London, EC3R 8EF |
Finances
£19,651 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £14,829 | £10,914 |
| 2022 | £15,712 | £11,753 |
| 2023 | £17,309 | £12,554 |
| 2024 | £19,464 | £59,992 |
| 2025 | £19,651 | £8,465 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable 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.
Governing document: SCHEME DATED 08/05/2000
Trustees (3)
- Sir David Hugh Wootton Chair since 2023
- Graham Barnardage band 70-74 since 2025
- The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames
Connected charities (9)
- Royal Benevolent and Educational Fund for Watermen and Lightermen 2 shared trustees
- The Rochester Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Jesus College Boat Club Trust 1 shared trustee
- Charles Dickens Centre (GAD's Hill) Limited 1 shared trustee
- Cross Sector Safety and Security Communications 1 shared trustee
- The Woolmen's Company Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
- The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-UP & Innovation Fund Limited 1 shared trustee
- The City Arts Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Morden College 1 shared trustee
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