Registered charity · Leyburn
The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire
The Smorthwaite Charity for the Benefit of the Inhabitants of West Witton Wensleydale Yorkshire is a registered charity (number 247681) based in Leyburn, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Christine Donovan-Brown since 2017. Latest income £28k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £28k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28k£9k
- 2024£31k£11k
- 2023£15k£36k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£8k
- 2021£16k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. THE FIRST ú4 OF YEARLY INCOME TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WEST WITTON ON ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY EACH YEAR. 2. THE RESIDUE OF THE YEARLY INCOME TO BE DIVIDED IN EQUAL SHARES AMONGST THE AGED INHABITANTS OF WEST WITTON. (FOR DETAILS SEE PARA 2 OF DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29TH AUGUST, 1958)
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Christine Donovan-Brown Chair since 2017
- Chris Lambert since 2017
- David Brown since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Christine Donovan-Brown Chair since 2017
- Chris Lambert since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Christine Donovan-Brown Chair since 2017
- Chris Lambert since 2017
- David Brown since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 247681
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29TH AUGUST, 1958. as amended on 01 Dec 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01969 623127
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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