Registered charity · London
The Friends of the Union Chapel
The Friends of the Union Chapel is a registered charity (number 288545) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Richard Anthony Wallington since 1984. Latest income £4k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £4k (2025)
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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
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.unionchapel.org.uk/friends (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4k£4k
- 2024£6k£3k
- 2023£3k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£585
- 2021£4k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable 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.
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
- 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
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
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
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 288545
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5TH OCTOBER 198I
- Contact on the register
- 02072261686 · friends@unionchapel.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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