Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity
Registered charity 500125 Registered since 1970
Operates: Dudley, Sandwell, Worcestershire
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Fran Oborski since 2018
- John William Roland Thomas since 2014
- Liz Tucker since 2014
- Peter Michael Mcdonald since 2013
- Peter Edward Sugg since 2023
- Sean Patrick Shannon
9.6y median 12y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Fran Oborski since 2018
- John William Roland Thomas since 2014
- Liz Tucker since 2014
- Peter Michael Mcdonald since 2013
15.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (6)
- Fran Oborski since 2018
- John William Roland Thomas since 2014
- Liz Tucker since 2014
- Peter Michael Mcdonald since 2013
- Peter Edward Sugg since 2023
- Sean Patrick Shannon
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 6Amateur Sport 2Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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.
Arts and leisure 2Education 2Hospitality 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£44k latest income · spending exceeded income 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.
Related organisations
- The Margaret Westwood Young Peoples' Foundation 5 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- H.E.L.P Community Help Centre 1 shared trustee
- Areley Kings Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- The Pershore Riverside Centre 1 shared trustee
- Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire 1 shared trustee
- Kidderminster and District Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| charity.administration@higgsllp.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01384327322 |
| Address | HIGGS LLP, 3 WATERFRONT BUSINESS PARK, Brierley Hill, WEST MIDLANDS, DY5 1LX |
Finances
£43,613 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £48,199 | £36,725 |
| 2022 | £91,080 | £37,757 |
| 2023 | £57,709 | £23,470 |
| 2024 | £43,438 | £52,492 |
| 2025 | £43,613 | £121,384 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES DEVOTED TO THE PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL OR MORAL WELFARE AND BENEFIT OF CHILDREN OR YOUNG PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Governing document: SCHEME DATED 22 MARCH 1988 AND AN ORDER OF 26 OCTOBER 2005 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 17/2/09. AS AMENDED ON 19 JAN 2022AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 22 AUG 2023
Trustees (6)
6trustees
71median age
1aged 70+
- Fran Oborski since 2018
- John William Roland Thomas since 2014
- Liz Tucker since 2014
- Peter Michael Mcdonald since 2013
- Peter Edward Suggage band 60-64 since 2023
- Sean Patrick Shannonage band 75-79
Connected charities (6)
- The Margaret Westwood Young Peoples' Foundation 5 shared trustees
- Kidderminster and District Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
- H.E.L.P Community Help Centre 1 shared trustee
- Areley Kings Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- The Pershore Riverside Centre 1 shared trustee
- Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire 1 shared trustee
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