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

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Clergy Support Trust, formerly Sons & Friends of the Clergy, is a clergy support charity established in 1655. Our mission is to support Anglican clergy families through difficult times, whether caused by financial hardship, health problems or other difficulties. We do this mainly through cash grants to individual beneficiaries and through working with other clergy wellbeing organisations.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£4,641,398
Donations and legacies | £361.97k | |
Charitable activities | £0 | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £4.28m | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£8,543,210
Raising funds | £559.29k | |
Charitable activities | £7.98m | |
Other | £0 |
£3,944,863 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £559.29k | |
Charitable expenditure | £7.98m |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £559.29k | |
Charitable expenditure | £7.98m | |
Retained for future use | £43.05k |
People

21 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
2 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
£90k to £100k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Other Defined Groups
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Throughout England And Wales
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 24 April 1963: Standard registration
- 27 January 1995: Removed
- CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION (Working name)
- CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST (Working name)
- SONS AND FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY (Working name)
- CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY (Previous name)
- GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED SONS AND FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY) (Previous name)
- GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED THE CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY) (Previous name)
- GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED THE CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY) (Previous name)
- SONS OF THE CLERGY (Previous name)
- THE SONS OF THE CLERGY CORPORATION (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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RICHARD DAVID FARMBROUGH | Chair | 08 November 2018 |
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THE VEN ANTONY CHARLES MACROW-WOOD | Trustee | 01 July 2024 |
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Anna McDonald | Trustee | 16 November 2023 |
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The Most Revd Patricia Louise Storey | Trustee | 18 November 2021 |
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Dr Mayowa Sarah Marcus | Trustee | 18 November 2021 |
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TSANAGURAI CONSTANCE CHINHENGO | Trustee | 12 November 2020 |
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STEPHEN SLACK | Trustee | 12 November 2020 |
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ADAM CHAMBERLAIN | Trustee | 14 November 2019 |
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MARTIN LUKE COOPER | Trustee | 14 November 2019 |
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THE REVD NANCY ELISABETH GOODRICH | Trustee | 14 November 2019 |
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JACQUELINE EMILY JORDAN | Trustee | 08 November 2018 |
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Canon Simon Butler | Trustee | 08 November 2018 |
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JEREMY ARTHUR HARGREAVES | Trustee | 08 November 2018 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £4.27m | £3.67m | £4.26m | £4.71m | £4.64m | |
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Total expenditure | £4.34m | £3.73m | £4.57m | £6.90m | £8.54m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £127.14k | £311.48k | £116.38k | £320.25k | £361.97k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £4.13m | £3.36m | £4.15m | £4.39m | £4.28m | |
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Income - Other | £13.69k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £46.89k | £236.78k | £41.00k | £223.05k | £280.83k | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £4.06m | £3.46m | £4.26m | £6.36m | £7.98m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £282.98k | £271.12k | £314.71k | £540.58k | £559.29k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £29.53k | £20.08k | £16.26k | £38.43k | £23.78k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £10.00k | £90.10k | £170.48k | £139.14k | £170.10k | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £268.47k | £255.39k | £278.17k | £382.09k | £301.54k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £698.00k | £668.51k | £656.20k | £630.26k | £620.13k | |
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Long-term investments | £117.29m | £116.23m | £132.60m | £108.12m | £109.05m | |
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Other assets | £1.91m | £1.96m | £1.76m | £7.62m | £6.91m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£5.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £208.35k | £271.79k | £301.58k | £355.85k | £434.97k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 17 October 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 17 October 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 19 October 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 19 October 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 11 October 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 11 October 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 03 September 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 03 September 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
THE ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED IN 1678 AMENDED BY THE SCHEME DATED 3/2/1971 BROUGHT INTO EFFECT BY AN ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 5/4/1971 AND AMENDED BY THE SCHEME DATED 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 BROUGHT INTO EFFECT BY THE ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 17 OCTOBER 2012 AND AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 03/09/2013 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 19/10/2017 BROUGHT INTO EFFECT BY THE ORDER IN COURT DATED 15/11/2017 AS AMENDED ON 12 FEB 2019 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 28 NOV 2019 BROUGHT INTO EFFECT BY THE ORDER IN COURT DATED 12 FEBRUARY 2020.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO BENEFICIARIES, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN SUCH MANNER AS AND BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT FOR THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY OR HARDSHIP OR FOR THE RELIEF OF ILLNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL. "BENEFICIARIES" MEANS MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY, ORDINANDS AND THE SPOUSES, FORMER SPOUSES, CHILDREN AND DEPENDANTS OF LIVING OR DECEASED MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY OR OF ORDINANDS. (A) "CHILDREN" INCLUDES ADOPTED CHILDREN, STEP-CHILDREN AND PERSONS TREATED AS THE CHILDREN OF A MARRIAGE OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP. (B) “CIVIL PARTNERS” MEANS THE MEMBERS OF A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1(1) OF THE CIVIL PARTNERSHIP ACT 2004. (C) "CLERGY" AND "MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY" MEAN BISHOPS, PRIESTS AND DEACONS OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION. (D) "ORDINANDS" MEANS PERSONS WHO ARE PREPARING FOR ORDINATION AS MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY. (E) THE "SPOUSE" OF A PERSON MEANS HIS OR HER WIFE, HUSBAND, CIVIL PARTNER, WIDOW, WIDOWER OR SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNER.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED.
Linked charities
- ALETHEA MARIA STAFFORD
- ANN PARTIS
- ANNA PHELPS
- ANNE WATSON FUND
- CHARITY OF KATHLEEN ISABEL HALL IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY CORPORATION
- CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION
- CORPORATION OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY AMALGAMATED CHARITY
- COSBY WHITE MEMORIAL PENSIONS FUND
- COUNTRY CLERGY HOLIDAY FUND
- CURATES' AUGMENTATION FUND
- DR J TAYLOR'S AND MR WILLIAM MIDDLETON'S BENEFACTION TO POOR CLERGYMEN
- EDITH WOOLCOTT CHARITY
- EDWARD LONSDALE BECKWITH
- EDWARD PANCEFORT FOR MINISTERS' WIDOWS
- ELIZABETH JACKSON
- G E LAYTON PENSION FUND
- GEORGE JAMES CHOLMONDELEY
- GUNYON HOLIDAY GRANTS FUND
- HENRIETTA GRIFFITHS
- HENRY AND ELIZA BACK FUND
- HENRY FRANCIS BAILEY TRUST
- HENRY LANNOY HUNTER
- HENRY WAGNER
- IN MEMORIAM PERPETUAM E C W G FUND
- JAMES PETER
- JANE JOY
- JESSIE BELL AIREY FUND
- JOHN FREDERICK PIKE SCRIVENER
- JOHN PEPYS
- JOHN STOCK
- KENNEDY'S HOLIDAY FUND FOR CLERGY
- MARY EYRE (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COSBY WHITE FUND)
- MRS ALICE NEED
- MRS ANN GAM'S BENEFACTION TO POOR CLERGYMEN
- MRS YARNOLD'S
- NON-EDUCATIONAL CHARITY OF DR LIONEL GATFORD
- REVEREND EDWARD OWEN JONES FUND
- REVEREND HENRY PRESTON VAUGHAN NUNN
- REVEREND JAMES PALMER
- REVEREND ROLAND INGRAM'S FUND
- SAMUEL HENDY FOR POOR DISTRESSED CLERGYMEN
- SARAH DAVIDSON CHARITY
- SION COLLEGE FUND
- SKEEL FUND
- ST CLAIR POOR CLERGY HOLIDAY FUND
- STROUD LUCAS FUND
- SUSANNAH JACKSON
- SWEET FUND
- THE ALLOTT FUND
- THE EASTON FUND
- THE FESTIVAL FUND CUSTOMARY TRUSTS
- THE FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY CORPORATION
- THE FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY FUND
- THERESA STANFIELD KENNEDY TRUST
- TILSON FUND
- W EMERY STARK BEQUEST
- WILLIAM CAMPIONS FUND
- 24 April 1963 : Standard registration
- 27 January 1995 : Removed
Contact information
- Address:
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1 DEAN TRENCH STREET
WESTMINSTER
SW1P 3HB
- Phone:
- 020 7799 3696
- Email:
- help@clergysupport.org.uk
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