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Charity of Richard Dawson

Registered charity 239391 Registered since 1965

Operates: Leeds City

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Board DNA

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9
trustees on the board
11.2y median 11y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
6
trustees past 6 years
7.9y
average years in governance
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

EmailBRIAN@HARTLAW.CO.UK
Phone01937547023
AddressHART LAW LLP, 63 ST. JAMES STREET, WETHERBY, LS22 6RS

Finances

£762 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£1,311£1,311
2021£917£917
2022£1,442£356
2023£1,247£667
2024£762£652

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

PAYMENTS TO LOCAL TRUSTEES.-THE ESTATE TRUSTEES SHALL PAY- ONE OF SUCH PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF RICHARD DAWSON AND ONE OF SUCH PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF GEORGE WHITEHEAD TO THE BOSTON SPA TRUSTEES, FOR APPLICATION BY THEM IN MANNER HEREIN-AFTER PROVIDED IN THE RURAL PARISH OF BOSTON SPA; ONE OF SUCH PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF RICHARD DAWSON AND THE REMAINING PART OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF GEORGE WHITEHEAD TO THE CLIFFORD TRUSTEES, FOR APPLICATION BY THEM IN MANNER HEREIN-AFTER PROVIDED IN THE RURAL PARISH OF CLIFFORD; THREE OF SUCH PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF RICHARD DAWSON TO THE COLLINGHAM TRUSTEES, FOR APPLICATION BY THEM IN MANNER HEREIN-AFTER PROVIDED IN THE RURAL PARISH OF COLLINGHAM; AND THE REMAINING TWO OF SUCH PARTS OF THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY OF RICHARD DAWSON TO THE EAST KESWICK TRUSTEES, FOR APPLICATION BY THEM IN MANNER HEREIN-AFTER PROVIDED IN THE RURAL PARISH OF EAST KESWICK. GENERAL BENEFIT OF POOR.-INCOME PAID TO A BODY OF LOCAL TRUSTEES AS AFORESAID SHALL BE APPLIED BY THEM IN MAKING PAYMENTS, UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEADS, FOR THE BENEFIT EITHER OF THE POOR OF THE INTERESTED AREA GENERALLY, OR OF SUCH DESERVING AND NECESSITOUS PERSONS RESIDENT THEREIN AS SUCH TRUSTEES SELECT FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND IN SUCH WAY AS THEY CONSIDER MOST ADVANTAGEOUS.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 08 SEPTEMBER 1911 AS VARIED BY SCHEME OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1951 AND AMENDED 07 AUGUST 1989.

Trustees (9)

9trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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