The Reverend Dr George Richards Charity for Poor Clergy

Registered charity 246965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEORGE RICHARDS CHARITY, THE REVEREND DOCTOR GEORGE RICHARDS' CHARITY FOR POOR CLERGYMEN

Provides financial assistance to clergy of the Church of England forced to retire early owing to ill-health. Widows, widowers and dependants can also apply for assistance.

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLERGYMEN OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WHO ARE DESERVING OF ASSISTANCE AND HAVE THROUGH AGE OR INFIRMITY BECOME INCAPABLE OF PERFORMING THEIR CLERICAL DUTIES OR ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF. IN THE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS OF SUCH AMOUNT AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 2. IF AND SO FAR AS INCOME OF THE CHARITY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION IN ANY YEAR IN MANNER AFORESAID THE SAME MAY BE APPLIED IN GRANTS OF MONEY FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID AND THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDANTS.

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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,408,191 by year-end 2024, with an excess of receipts over payments of £13,742. However, the trustees expressed concern about the charity's difficulty in raising its profile and noted that the financial position allows for continued grant-making despite global economic impacts. The trustees are actively pursuing an amalgamation with the Clergy Support Trust to improve efficiency.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (29/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Michael Aiers OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• THE REVEREND DR SAMUEL MARTIN BAILEY WELLS · trustee of 2 other charities
• The Venerable Charles Edward Cameron Hudson
• The Venerable Luke Jonathan Miller · trustee of 9 other charities
• The Venerable Michael Andrew Power · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Richard Stephen Frank
• The Venerable Ruth Janet Patten · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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