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Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation
Samuel Butler's Educational Foundation is a registered charity (number 307908) based in London, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Rev Peter Mcgeary. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 14 trustees
- Income £22k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Peter McgearyChair
- Darren WolfTrustee · since 2021
- Jacqueline Diane DriverTrustee · since 2014
- John KitchenTrustee · since 2011
- Rev David ArmstrongTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Graham HunterTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Jonathan BeswickTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Laura Jane JorgensenTrustee
- Rev Philip WilliamsTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Richard BrayTrustee · since 2014
- Rev Richard Kevin SpringerTrustee · since 2018
- Rev Sebastian John HamiltonTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Simon James GriggTrustee
- Rev Trevor Francis CritchlowTrustee · since 2011
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- City Of London, City Of Westminster, Tower Hamlets, Kent
- Website
- www.samuelbutler.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£28k
- 2024£21k£27k
- 2023£21k£28k
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£25k
- 2021£19k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
IN AWARDING TO BENEFICIARIES, EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES, TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES. IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF CHRISTCHURCH WITH ALL SAINTS, SPITALFIELDS. ST.ANN, LIMEHOUSE. ST.DUNSTAN AND ALL SAINTS, STEPNEY. ST.AUGUSTINE WITH ST.PHILLIP, STEPNEY. ST.GEORGE IN THE EAST WITH CHRISTCHURCH AND ST.JOHN. ST.LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. ST.MATTHEW, BETHNAL GREEN. ST.PAUL, COVENT GARDEN. ST.PAUL WITH ST.MARK, WHITECHAPEL. ST.PAUL, SHADWELL WITH ST.JAMES, RATCLIFFE. ST.PETER, LONDON DOCKS WITH ST.JOHN OF WAPPING. ST.BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE AND HOLY TRINITIES, MINORIES. ST.BOTOLPH WITHOUT BISHOPSGATE AND THE UNITED PARISH OF SANDWICH IN THE COUNTY OF KENT TO TRAVEL ABROAD TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION.
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Rev Peter Mcgeary Chair
- Darren Wolf since 2021
- Jacqueline Diane Driver since 2014
- John Kitchen since 2011
- Rev David Armstrong since 2018
- Rev Graham Hunter since 2016
- Rev Jonathan Beswick since 2018
- Rev Laura Jane Jorgensen
- Rev Philip Williams since 2016
- Rev Richard Bray since 2014
- Rev Richard Kevin Springer since 2018
- Rev Simon James Grigg
- Rev Sebastian John Hamilton since 2023
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Jacqueline Diane Driver since 2014
- John Kitchen since 2011
- Rev David Armstrong since 2018
- Rev Graham Hunter since 2016
- Rev Jonathan Beswick since 2018
- Rev Philip Williams since 2016
- Rev Richard Bray since 2014
- Rev Richard Kevin Springer since 2018
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John Kitchen since 2011
- Rev David Armstrong since 2018
- Rev Jonathan Beswick since 2018
Portfolio (11)
- Rev Peter Mcgeary Chair
- Darren Wolf since 2021
- Jacqueline Diane Driver since 2014
- Rev Graham Hunter since 2016
- Rev Laura Jane Jorgensen
- Rev Philip Williams since 2016
- Rev Richard Bray since 2014
- Rev Richard Kevin Springer since 2018
- Rev Simon James Grigg
- Rev Sebastian John Hamilton since 2023
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
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
- 307908
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 23/08/1968AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18/05/1993AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 11/10/1999AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 08/07/2013 as amended on 17 Sep 2018
- Contact on the register
- 02089816612 · admin@samuelbutler.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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