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GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)

Registered charity 207736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION, CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST, CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY, GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED SONS AND FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY), GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED THE CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY), GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED THE CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY)

Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£9.0m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4.48m for the year, driven by a policy of operating deficits after many years of surpluses, although total funds remained healthy at £115.6m. The charity holds free reserves of £1.5m, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months of forecast operating costs.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“As at 31 December 2024 the Charity held free reserves of £1.5m (2023: £1.4m), equivalent to approximately 1.8 months of expected operating costs, (2023: 2.2 months). The trustees are monitoring the reserves position with a view to returning this to 3 months of operating costs in the future.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Six Trustees made donations totalling £655 to the Charity.
“During the year six Trustees made donations totalling £655 (2023: none) to the Charity.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£9.0m
Cost of raising funds
£613k
Reserves (reported)
£114.6m
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~153.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.5m£9.0m
31/12/2023£4.6m£8.5m
31/12/2022£4.7m£6.9m
31/12/2021£4.3m£4.6m
31/12/2020£3.7m£3.7m

Common questions

Is GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4.48m for the year, driven by a policy of operating deficits after many years of surpluses, although total funds remained healthy at £115.6m. The charity holds free reserves of £1.5m, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months of forecast operating costs. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) as a grant recipient include CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUND, SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY, THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£3k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£2k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2021£2k
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£1k
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£500
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2023£250
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£200
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COLCHESTERFY2024£100

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL1£6.5m
THE LAMBETH TRUST1£262k
THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£39k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT BADDOW, MEADGATE1£7k

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