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Registered charity · Liverpool

Francis Neilson Trust Fund

Francis Neilson Trust Fund is a registered charity (number 514802) based in Liverpool, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Dr Sue Jones since 2018. Latest income £89k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

to pay or apply the income arising therefrom in each year for any or all of the following purposes: a) supporting and promoting the education of the Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral Choir ('Choristers') in cultural and scientific arts; b) such...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £89k (2025)
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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens and more
Registered
1984

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£89k£151k
  • 2024£103k£131k
  • 2023£106k£90k
Earlier years
  • 2022£98k£85k
  • 2021£88k£84k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

to pay or apply the income arising therefrom in each year for any or all of the following purposes: a) supporting and promoting the education of the Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral Choir ('Choristers') in cultural and scientific arts; b) such other benefits to or for the Choristers associated with their overall education; c) supporting the provision of special services, not being part of the ordinary or daily activity of Liverpool Cathedral;d) in otherwise promoting the continued existence of Liverpool Cathedral Choir ('the Choir') within the Cathedral including through assisting in the recruitment of Choristers and the promotion of the Choir throughout the Diocese.For the purposes of this clause a Chorister means any Chorister who is under the age of 25

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.

9 trustees on the board

5.9y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

2
company-linked trustees

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

Religious Activities 9Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 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 4Education 2Hospitality 2

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£103k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
514802
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 06 OCT 1949AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 28 FEB 2013AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 25 JUN 2013AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 31 JUL 2019 as amended on 19 Sep 2019 as amended on 21 Mar 2023
Contact on the register
01517027244
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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