Registered charity · Yeovil
Western Gazette Benevolent Fund
Western Gazette Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 259854) based in Yeovil, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by John Wilfred Martin. Latest income £11k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £11k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Dorset, Somerset
- Registered
- 1969
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£11k£34k
- 2025£11k£18k
- 2024£12k£43k
Earlier years
- 2023£11k£37k
- 2022£9k£28k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
A. TO PAY ANY PORTION OF THE FUND TO ANY DESERVING MEMBER OF THE PROVIDENT FUND WHO SHALL, IN CONSEQUENCE OF ILLNESS, INFIRMITY, OLD AGE OR MISFORTUNE REQUIRE MONETARY ASSISTANCE. B. IN ANY CASE OF SPECIAL HARDSHIP TO MAKE A GRANT FROM THE FUND TO THE WIDOW OR CHILD, OR CHILDREN OF A DECEASED MEMBER. C. IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES TO MAKE A GRANT FROM THE FUND TO ANY RELATIVE OR FRIEND OF A DECEASED MEMBER IF THEY CONSIDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE WARRANT THEIR SO DOING.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- John Wilfred Martin Chair
- Amanda Pamela Jayne Alford-Field since 2022
- Carla Sullivan since 2024
- David Basset Drennan
- Kelvin William Lewis since 2015
- Peter Leslie Brooke
- REX Arthur Lester since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Kelvin William Lewis since 2015
- REX Arthur Lester since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- John Wilfred Martin Chair
- Amanda Pamela Jayne Alford-Field since 2022
- Carla Sullivan since 2024
- David Basset Drennan
- Kelvin William Lewis since 2015
- Peter Leslie Brooke
- REX Arthur Lester since 2012
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
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
- 259854
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 9TH OCTOBER 1939 as amended on 07 Oct 2024 as amended on 07 Nov 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07717854989 · dave.drennan1958@gmail.com
- 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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