Registered charity · Farnham
The Vicariate Headquarters Trust
The Vicariate Headquarters Trust is a registered charity (number 237523) based in Farnham, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Christopher Paul Thorpe since 2020. Latest income £13k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Vicariate HQ Trust (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £13k (2026)
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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
- Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£13k£9k
- 2025£13k£8k
- 2024£18k£20k
Earlier years
- 2023£455k£457k
- 2022£12k£8k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
(1) RESIDENTIOAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY'S FORCES, THE PRINCIPAL AND OTHER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES ON THE TERMS SET OUT IN THE TRUST DEED DATED 14TH AUGUST 1963. (2) IF AND WHEN HEADQUARTERS NO LONGER REQUIRED IT MAY BE SOLD AND THE PROCEEDS APPLIED FOR THE ORDINARY, THE ROYAL NAVY FUND, THE ARMY FUND AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE FUND (2ND SCHEDULE TO TRUST DEED 14TH AUGUST 1963).
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev David Edward Skillen since 2019
- Rev Robert Constantin Matau since 2024
- Rev Stephen Sharkey since 2024
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev David Edward Skillen since 2019
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (6)
- Christopher Paul Thorpe Chair since 2020
- Peter Donald Firth since 2015
- Rev David Edward Skillen since 2019
- Rev Robert Constantin Matau since 2024
- Rev Stephen Sharkey since 2024
- Rt Rev Paul James Mason since 2018
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
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 237523
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 14 AUGUST 1963, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 19 JANUARY 1973 AND ORDER DATED 14 AUGUST 2006.
- Contact on the register
- 01252711244 · MARK.DICKINSON@SHAWGIBBS.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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