Registered charity · Somerset
Church and Poor
Church and Poor is a registered charity (number 295271) based in Somerset, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £781 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Dinder Church & Poor (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £781 (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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Somerset
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£781£780
- 2024£778£770
- 2023£767£770
Earlier years
- 2022£767£760
- 2021£760£760
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. CHURCH BRANCH. THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF DINER AND SUBJECT THERETO IN THE PAYMENT OF THE LIKE CHARGES IN RESPECT OF THE SERVICES OF THE SAID CHURCH AND OF THE FURNITURE THEREOF. 2. POORS BRANCH. THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DESERVING AND NECESSITOUS PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF DINDER AS THE TRUSTEES SELECT FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND IN SUCH WAY AS THEY THINK MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE RECIPIENTS AND MOST CONDUCTIVE TO THE FORMATION OF PROVIDENT HABITS:- (I) THE SUPPLY OF CLOTHES, LINEN, BEDDING, FUEL, TOOLS, MEDICAL OR OTHER AID IN SICKNESS, FOOD OR OTHER ARTCLES IN KIND. (II) TEMPORARY RELIEF IN MONEY BY WAY OF LOAN OR OTHERWISE IN CASE OF UNEXPECTED LOSS OR SUDDEN DESTITUTION (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSES 32 AND 33 OF SCHEME).
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Christopher Somerville since 2026
- Claire Chivers since 2026
- Jane Thorne since 2023
- Mary Browning since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Mary Browning since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Christopher Somerville since 2026
- Claire Chivers since 2026
- Jane Thorne since 2023
- Mary Browning since 2017
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 295271
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 9TH MARCH 1920
- Contact on the register
- 01749705252
- 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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