The General Charity Fund
Registered charity 234710 Registered since 1964
Operates: Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral
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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.
3 trustees on the board
13y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Eleanor India Ashton since 2013
11.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (3)
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Disability 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 2Health and social care 2Business services 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£59k latest income
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
- Pilkington Charities Fund 3 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Treatment BAG CIO 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Queen Street School Preservation Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Moulton Windmill Project LTD Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | generalcharityfund.org.uk |
| Phone | 01512366666 |
| Address | Rathbones Trust Company, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NW |
Finances
£58,618 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £42,822 | £58,366 |
| 2022 | £54,330 | £13,323 |
| 2023 | £54,506 | £63,792 |
| 2024 | £60,980 | £12,859 |
| 2025 | £58,618 | £60,430 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Governing document: DEED OF SETTLEMENT DATED 10TH MAY 1950
Trustees (3)
3trustees
67median age
0aged 70+
- Arnold Philip Pilkington
- Eleanor India Ashton since 2013
- Neil Pilkington Jonesage band 65-69
Connected charities (4)
- Pilkington Charities Fund 3 shared trustees
- Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Treatment BAG CIO 1 shared trustee
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