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Burgesses' Land

Burgesses' Land is a registered charity (number 508449) based in Powys, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £84k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 1 trustee
  • Income £84k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

No individual trustees are listed on the register.

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Welshpool Town Council.

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Powys
Website
www.welshpooltowncouncil.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1979

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£84k£42k
  • 2024£76k£50k
  • 2023£72k£35k
Earlier years
  • 2022£60k£63k
  • 2021£56k£82k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THAT THE CLEAR YEARLY RENTS ISSUE AND PROFITS ARISING FROM THE LANDS SHALL IN THE FIRST PLACE BE APPLIED TOWARDS BUILDING, REPAIRING, BEAUTIFYING, ENLARGING, AND MAINTAINING IN GOOD CONDITION AND REPAIR THE PUBLIC EDIFICES BELONGING TO THE SAID BOROUGH AND CORPORATION OF POOLE (WHICH ARE NOW GREATLY GONE TO DECAY) AND THE SURPLUS OF SUCH RENTS AND PROFITS, AFTER ANSWERING THE PURPOSES AFORESAID, SHALL BE PAID AND APPLIED FROM TIME TO TIME FOR THE BENEFIT AND RELIEF OF THE POOR AND DISTRESSED BURGESSES OF THE SAID BOROUGH OF POOLE, IN SUCH MANNER AS THE SAID BAILIFFS , ALDERMEN, AND BURGESSES, AND SUCCESSORS FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL ORDER AND APPOINT.

Board analysis

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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£84k latest income · income exceeded spending 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
508449
Status
Registered
Governing document
POOL INCLOSURE ACT 1761
Contact on the register
01938553142 · TOWN.CLERK@WELSHPOOLTOWNCOUNCIL.GOV.UK
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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