THE CLERGY REST FUND

Registered charity 233436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MISS ELEANOR STEEL CHARITABLE WILL TRUST

The Charity makes grants to assist needy members of the clergy of the Church of England and makes payments or grants to charitable institutions or other charitable and benevolent objects connected with the Church of England.

Objects

THE MAINTENANCE IN UNITED KINGDOM OF A HOME OF REST FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING OF TIRED OR CONVALESCENT CLERGY OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND UNABLE OF AFFORD EXPENSE, AND (IF SUFFICIENT INCOME LEFT) THE ASSISTANCE OF NECESSITOUS CLERGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND OF THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO CHARITABLE OR BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS OF OBJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased to £1,342,918.21 at the end of the year, supported by investment growth and income. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity's reserves policy target is not explicitly stated in the document.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Timothy John Bridenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• AIDEN RICHARD HARGREAVES-SMITH
• Sarah Frances Jones

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ENGLISH CLERGY ASSOCIATION BENEFIT FUND.

• THE ENGLISH CLERGY ASSOCIATION BENEFIT FUND income £46k
• CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST income £2.0m
• THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLERGY STIPEND TRUST income £78k
• CHURCH SOCIETY income £301k
• GENERATIONS CHURCH income £151k
• CHAPEL & YORK UK FOUNDATION LIMITED income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

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