The Friends of the Union Chapel
Registered charity 288545 Registered since 1984
Operates: Throughout London
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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
- Richard Anthony Wallington Chair since 1984
- Andrew Gardner since 2010
- George Edwin Allan since 1989
- Jennifer Sharpley Treasurer since 2010
- Juliet Johnson Secretary since 2018
- Kathryn Louise Dixon since 2009
- Peter Stapleton since 2025
19.6y median 16y
average tenure
42y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard Anthony Wallington Chair since 1984
- Andrew Gardner since 2010
- George Edwin Allan since 1989
- Jennifer Sharpley Treasurer since 2010
- Juliet Johnson Secretary since 2018
- Kathryn Louise Dixon since 2009
20.2y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Richard Anthony Wallington Chair since 1984
- Andrew Gardner since 2010
- Jennifer Sharpley Treasurer since 2010
- Juliet Johnson Secretary since 2018
- Peter Stapleton since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- George Edwin Allan since 1989
- Kathryn Louise Dixon since 2009
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Environment/conservation/heritage 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 4Health and social care 2Professional services 2
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£4k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Pipe UP for Pipe Organs 1 shared trustee
- Westminster Arts 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mark, Clerkenwell 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Alderson Family History Society Similar size; both Environment
- Kelsall Women's Institute Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of Woodland View Junior School Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.unionchapel.org.uk/friends |
| friends@unionchapel.org.uk | |
| Phone | 02072261686 |
| Address | Friends c/o Union Chapel Office, 19b Compton Terrace, Islington, London, N1 2UN |
Finances
£4,412 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £4,354 | £5,203 |
| 2022 | £3,360 | £585 |
| 2023 | £2,641 | £5,898 |
| 2024 | £5,995 | £3,100 |
| 2025 | £4,412 | £3,825 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Provides Human ResourcesCharitable objects
TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF THE UNION CHAPEL, ISLINGTON, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE NATION, ANT TO STIMULATE WIDER INTEREST IN AND USE OF THE CHAPEL BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5TH OCTOBER 198I
Trustees (7)
7trustees
66median age
1aged 70+
- Richard Anthony Wallington Chair since 1984
- Andrew Gardner since 2010
- George Edwin Allanage band 70-74 since 1989
- Jennifer Sharpley Treasurer since 2010
- Juliet Johnson Secretary since 2018
- Kathryn Louise Dixonage band 55-59 since 2009
- Peter Stapleton since 2025
Connected charities (3)
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Mark, Clerkenwell 1 shared trustee
- Pipe UP for Pipe Organs 1 shared trustee
- Westminster Arts 1 shared trustee
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