Registered charity · Chorley
Congregation of the Brothers of Charity
Congregation of the Brothers of Charity is a registered charity (number 234252) based in Chorley, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Brother Noel Corcoran. Latest income £34m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Brothers of Charity Services (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £34m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 3 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.brothersofcharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£34m£36m
- 2024£31m£33m
- 2023£29m£30m
Earlier years
- 2022£27m£26m
- 2021£25m£23m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 94% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ENGLISH PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERIOR SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT .
Grants received
5 grants · £26,015 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sport England · £14,990
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £11,025 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
4 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
6.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 25.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 234252
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 14 MARCH 1964 AND SCHEME SEALED 17 DECEMBER 1996
- Contact on the register
- 01257266311 · info@brothersofcharity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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