Registered charity · Essex
The Charity for Licensed Ministers in the Diocese of Chelmsford
The Charity for Licensed Ministers in the Diocese of Chelmsford is a registered charity (number 239238) based in Essex, governed by 12 trustees. Latest income £40k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as The Lmdc Charity (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £40k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Canon Robert HammondTrustee · since 2017
- Christine HortonTrustee · since 2017
- Malcolm Frederick DulwichTrustee · since 2022
- Rev Nicholas RowanTrustee · since 2017
- Rt Rev Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-DehqaniTrustee · since 2021
- The Venerable Ruth PattenTrustee · since 2019
- Ven Rev Jonathan CroucherTrustee · since 2023
- Ven Rev Kate PeacockTrustee · since 2023
- Ven Rev Michael PowerTrustee · since 2022
- Ven Susan Joyce LucasTrustee · since 2025
- Ven. Christopher BurkeTrustee · since 2019
- Very Revd Jessica Heloise MartinTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Barking And Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and more
- Website
- lmdccharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£40k£35k
- 2024£38k£40k
- 2023£40k£40k
Earlier years
- 2022£40k£40k
- 2021£40k£47k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
SUBJECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO MAKE PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISADVANTAGE, UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEADS:(A) GRANTS TO MEET EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE OCCASIONED BY SICKNESS, ACCIDENT, OR DOMESTIC CRISIS;(B) GRANTS TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY EXPENDITURE; FOR THE BENEFIT OF(I) THOSE PERSONS SERVING IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD WHO SHALL, FOR THE TIME BEING BE: BENEFICED CLERGY, OR HOLD AN EPISCOPAL LICENCE TO ANY PUBLIC MINISTRY, OR HOLD AN EPISCOPAL GRANT OF PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE;(II) THOSE PERSONS FORMERLY WITHIN CATEGORY (I) ABOVE WHO HAVE NOT SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ADMITTED TO A PENSIONABLE MINISTERIAL OFFICE IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (OTHER THAN IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD) NOR ENGAGED IN REGULAR PUBLIC MINISTRY AS A MEMBER OF ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS BODY TO THE PRECLUSION OF THEIR CAPACITY TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO UNDERTAKE SUCH A MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND;(III) DEPENDENTS OF PERSONS CURRENTLY IN CATEGORY (I) OR (II) ABOVE;(IV) SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH WERE IN CATEGORY (I) OR (II) ABOVE AND WHO CONTINUE TO BE IN DEMONSTRABLE NEED OF ONGOING SUPPORT
Grants received
14 grants · £2,500 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
- Essex Community Foundation · £2,500 (14 grants)
Most recent
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
- Canon Robert Hammond since 2017
- Christine Horton since 2017
- Malcolm Frederick Dulwich since 2022
- Rev Nicholas Rowan since 2017
- Rt Rev Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani since 2021
- The Venerable Ruth Patten since 2019
- Ven Rev Jonathan Croucher since 2023
- Ven Rev Kate Peacock since 2023
- Ven Rev Michael Power since 2022
- Ven Susan Joyce Lucas since 2025
- Ven. Christopher Burke since 2019
- Very Revd Jessica Heloise Martin since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Canon Robert Hammond since 2017
- Christine Horton since 2017
- Rev Nicholas Rowan since 2017
- The Venerable Ruth Patten since 2019
- Ven. Christopher Burke since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Canon Robert Hammond since 2017
- Christine Horton since 2017
- Malcolm Frederick Dulwich since 2022
- Rev Nicholas Rowan since 2017
- Ven Rev Jonathan Croucher since 2023
- Ven Rev Kate Peacock since 2023
- Ven Rev Michael Power since 2022
- Ven Susan Joyce Lucas since 2025
- Ven. Christopher Burke since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Rt Rev Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani since 2021
- The Venerable Ruth Patten since 2019
- Very Revd Jessica Heloise Martin since 2025
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 239238
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 1 AUGUST 1916 AS CONFIRMED BY ACT OF 2 AUGUST 1917 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED ON 04 OCT 2016 AS AMENDED ON 25 FEB 2020 AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01245294400 · mfdulwich@hotmail.co.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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