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Registered charity · Cardiff

The Widows, Orphans and Dependants Society of the Church in Wales

The Widows, Orphans and Dependants Society of the Church in Wales is a registered charity (number 503271) based in Cardiff, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Timothy Llewelyn since 2024. Latest income £143k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as Wods (Charity Commission)

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £143k (2025)
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About

What it does
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Throughout Wales
Website
www.churchinwales.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Widows,Orphans and Dependants Society of the Church in.Wales
Registered
1974

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£143k£220k
  • 2024£160k£211k
  • 2023£137k£146k
Earlier years
  • 2022£121k£137k
  • 2021£94k£103k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

A) "THE CHARITABLE RELIEF BY PENCUNIARY OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OF NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO ARE THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS OR DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED CLERGY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES" (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF ABOVE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

Grants received

4 grants · £4,000 total

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Most recent

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.

2.7y median 2y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 10Religious Activities 3Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 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.

Other services 9Education 3Health and social care 1

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£143k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
503271
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 16 JULY 1931 as amended on 10 May 2022
Companies House
Company number 00257884 · Active
Contact on the register
029 2034 8200 · rowendhodge@churchinwales.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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