The Educational Charity of John Matthews

Registered charity 525553 Registered since 1963

Operates: Powys, Shropshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.4y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.3y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

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The Royal AIR Forces Association - Llangollen Branch 1 shared trustee
Offa Mission Area 1 shared trustee
The Chirk Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.johnmathewscharity.co.uk
Email	pbsberllan@aol.com
Phone	07903936012
Address	6 Vernon Avenue, Hooton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 6AL

Finances

£25,977 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£16,462	£10,763
2022	£16,704	£14,340
2023	£33,122	£32,079
2024	£18,768	£22,555
2025	£25,977	£28,979

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

PROMOTING THE EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING, OF PERSONS OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSES WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY: A) PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE KINDRED OF JOHN MATTHEWS, THE FOUNDER OF THE CHARITY. B) PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE AREA COMPRISING THE COMMUNITIES OF CHIRK, LLANARMON-ON-YALE, LLANDEGLA, LLANGOLLEN RURAL AND LLANTYSILIO. C) PERSONS UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE ARE COMPRISING THE DISTRICT OF GLYNDWR AND THE BOROUGH OF WREXHAM MAELOR, BOTH IN THE COUNTY OF CLWYD AND THE BOROUGH OF OSWESTRY IN THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE.

Governing document: SCHEME DATED 08/05/1989AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28/09/1990

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Jean Robb Mckean Grindley Chair since 2020
Catrin Penge since 2021
Cllr Eryl WYN Williams
Claire Thompson since 2026
James Wyn Roberts since 2022
Rev Matthew John George Wilkinson since 2014

Connected charities (4)

Cymdeithas Canolfan CAE Cymro 1 shared trustee
The Royal AIR Forces Association - Llangollen Branch 1 shared trustee
Offa Mission Area 1 shared trustee
The Chirk Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee

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