Registered charity · London
The United Society
The United Society is a registered charity (number 234518) based in London, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Rev David Stuart Walker since 2023. Latest income £5.0m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as US, U S P G (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £5.0m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev David Stuart WalkerChair · since 2023
- Charles CowlingTrustee · since 2021
- Christine Helen DyerTrustee · since 2024
- David William ChislettTrustee · since 2025
- John Peter Dimitri WienandTrustee · since 2022
- Mathen ThomasTrustee · since 2021
- Prof Emma Lindsay Wild-WoodTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Fungai Cathrine NgangiraTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Joseph Patricius HawesTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Kenson Cosmo Joseph LiTrustee · since 2025
- Rosemary Helen DawsonTrustee · since 2024
- Samuel Patrick Sutherland WilliamsTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana and more
- Website
- www.uspg.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.0m£4.5m
- 2024£3.4m£4.2m
- 2023£3.7m£3.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£3.4m£3.3m
- 2021£3.1m£3.1m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES OF BRITAIN AND IRELANDAMONGST THE CHURCHES OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION AND THE COMMUNITIES THEYSERVE, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWINGMEANS:(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;(II) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY ANDSKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF SUCHCOMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELPMEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(IV) THE TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT OF CHURCH LEADERS;(V) THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SUCH CHURCHESAND COMMUNITIES; AND(VI) ANY OTHER MEANS AIMED AT IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROSPECTS FORTHE FUTURE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLESOF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS PRACTISED IN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION;INCLUDING ACTING IN CO-OPERATION WITH PARTNERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCHCHARITABLE OUTCOMES.
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Rev David Stuart Walker Chair since 2023
- Charles Cowling since 2021
- Christine Helen Dyer since 2024
- David William Chislett since 2025
- John Peter Dimitri Wienand since 2022
- Mathen Thomas since 2021
- Prof Emma Lindsay Wild-Wood since 2024
- Rev Fungai Cathrine Ngangira since 2025
- Rev Joseph Patricius Hawes since 2022
- Rev Kenson Cosmo Joseph Li since 2025
- Rosemary Helen Dawson since 2024
- Samuel Patrick Sutherland Williams since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Christine Helen Dyer since 2024
- David William Chislett since 2025
- John Peter Dimitri Wienand since 2022
- Mathen Thomas since 2021
- Prof Emma Lindsay Wild-Wood since 2024
- Rev Kenson Cosmo Joseph Li since 2025
Portfolio (6)
- Rev David Stuart Walker Chair since 2023
- Charles Cowling since 2021
- Rev Fungai Cathrine Ngangira since 2025
- Rev Joseph Patricius Hawes since 2022
- Rosemary Helen Dawson since 2024
- Samuel Patrick Sutherland Williams since 2024
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.
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
32.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.4 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 234518
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTERS OF 16/06/1701, 6/04/1882, 22/08/1921, 21/06/1956, AND ORDER IN COUNCIL 30/10/1964. AS AMENDED ON 19/11/96 AND AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION MADE UNDER SECTION 74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993 ON 20TH MARCH 1998 AND 9TH JUNE 1998.ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 11/12/2013
- Contact on the register
- 02079212200 · info@uspg.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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