The Retired Ministers' and Widows' Fund
Registered charity 233835 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- ANN Elizabeth Sharples since 2018
- Dr Doreen Jane Williams
- Malcolm James Johnston
- Paul Anthony Davis since 2015
- REV Martin Norman Whitell since 2017
- Rev Julian James Macro
- Robert Geoffrey Nicholls since 2020
8.5y median 8.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- ANN Elizabeth Sharples since 2018
- Paul Anthony Davis since 2015
- REV Martin Norman Whitell since 2017
- Robert Geoffrey Nicholls since 2020
16.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- ANN Elizabeth Sharples since 2018
- Malcolm James Johnston
- Paul Anthony Davis since 2015
- REV Martin Norman Whitell since 2017
- Robert Geoffrey Nicholls since 2020
Portfolio (2)
3
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 7Education/training 2Religious Activities 1
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 3Property 2Business services 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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£49k latest income · income exceeded spending 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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The CMW Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- United Reformed Church Trust 1 shared trustee
- DR Daniel Williams (Commonly Known AS DR Williams's Trust) 1 shared trustee
- The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Woodley Pilot Light Trust Similar size; both Poverty relief
- M I Charitable Trust Similar size; both Poverty relief
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | http://www.retiredministers.org.uk |
| billallen1960@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 01438489171 |
| Address | 107 LAVENDER SWEEP, LONDON, SW11 1EA |
Finances
£49,241 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £35,069 | £31,014 |
| 2022 | £40,642 | £28,168 |
| 2023 | £47,159 | £26,845 |
| 2024 | £46,420 | £33,774 |
| 2025 | £49,241 | £32,563 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
TO ASSIST NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO ARE: (1) RETIRED MINISTERS; OR (2) WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS OF MINISTERS OR RETIRED MINISTERS OF UNITARIAN, FREE CHRISTIAN, CONGREGATIONAL,PRESBYTERIAN, UNITED REFORMED AND BAPTIST DENOMINATIONS
Governing document: SCHEME DATED 21 JUL 2000AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 06 NOV 2024
Trustees (7)
7trustees
66median age
1aged 70+
- ANN Elizabeth Sharples since 2018
- Dr Doreen Jane Williams
- Malcolm James Johnstonage band 65-69
- Paul Anthony Davis since 2015
- REV Martin Norman Whitell since 2017
- Rev Julian James Macroage band 80-84
- Robert Geoffrey Nichollsage band 55-59 since 2020
Connected charities (4)
- The United Reformed Church (Wessex) Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- United Reformed Church Trust 1 shared trustee
- The CMW Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- DR Daniel Williams (Commonly Known AS DR Williams's Trust) 1 shared trustee
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