THE CHARITY FOR LICENSED MINISTERS IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD

Charity number: 239238
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The prime purpose is to provide financial assistance to "poor clergy" throughout the Chelmsford Diocese. This includes those whose own parents are now among their dependants. Support extends into retirement and-after death-continues to provide grants for surviving spouses and dependant children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £37,538
Total expenditure: £39,828

People

14 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Barking And Dagenham
  • Essex
  • Havering
  • Newham
  • Redbridge
  • Southend-on-sea
  • Thurrock
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 October 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE LMDC CHARITY (Working name)
  • ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY (Previous name)
  • THE ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY (Previous name)
  • THE ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY CORPORATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ven Rev Kate Peacock Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Ven Rev Jonathan Croucher Trustee 01 November 2023
None on record
Very Revd John Kennington Trustee 24 February 2023
None on record
Ven Rev Michael Power Trustee 26 June 2022
None on record
Malcolm Frederick Dulwich Trustee 11 January 2022
None on record
Rt Rev Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani Trustee 12 October 2021
THE HOCKERILL EDUCATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
HOCKERILL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Ven. Christopher Burke Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
The Venerable Ruth Patten Trustee 01 January 2019
FRIENDS OF MARSABIT
Received: On time
Can on Robert Hammond Trustee 01 October 2017
None on record
Rev Nicholas Rowan Trustee 01 October 2017
None on record
Christine Horton Trustee 01 October 2017
None on record
Rev Richard Wyber Trustee 01 January 2017
TOC H AND ALL HALLOWS TRUST
Received: On time
THE VACATION TERM FOR BIBLICAL STUDY
Received: On time
Ven. Elwin Cockett Trustee 01 January 2007
None on record
Rev Simon Law Trustee 01 January 2004
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £57.93k £40.47k £39.57k £40.49k £37.54k
Total expenditure £59.48k £47.20k £40.01k £39.96k £39.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 07 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 07 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME OF 1 AUGUST 1916 AS CONFIRMED BY ACT OF 2 AUGUST 1917 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 20 FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED ON 04 OCT 2016 AS AMENDED ON 25 FEB 2020 AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 2022

Charitable objects

SUBJECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO MAKE PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR DISADVANTAGE, UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HEADS: (A) GRANTS TO MEET EXCEPTIONAL EXPENDITURE OCCASIONED BY SICKNESS, ACCIDENT, OR DOMESTIC CRISIS; (B) GRANTS TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELATED TO HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY EXPENDITURE; FOR THE BENEFIT OF (I) THOSE PERSONS SERVING IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD WHO SHALL, FOR THE TIME BEING BE: BENEFICED CLERGY, OR HOLD AN EPISCOPAL LICENCE TO ANY PUBLIC MINISTRY, OR HOLD AN EPISCOPAL GRANT OF PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE; (II) THOSE PERSONS FORMERLY WITHIN CATEGORY (I) ABOVE WHO HAVE NOT SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ADMITTED TO A PENSIONABLE MINISTERIAL OFFICE IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (OTHER THAN IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD) NOR ENGAGED IN REGULAR PUBLIC MINISTRY AS A MEMBER OF ANY OTHER RELIGIOUS BODY TO THE PRECLUSION OF THEIR CAPACITY TO ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO UNDERTAKE SUCH A MINISTRY IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; (III) DEPENDENTS OF PERSONS CURRENTLY IN CATEGORY (I) OR (II) ABOVE; (IV) SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED PERSONS WHO AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH WERE IN CATEGORY (I) OR (II) ABOVE AND WHO CONTINUE TO BE IN DEMONSTRABLE NEED OF ONGOING SUPPORT

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

COUNTY OF ESSEX.

Contact information

Address:
53 NEW STREET
CHELMSFORD
ESSEX
CM1 1AT
Phone:
01245294400
Email:
mfdulwich@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

lmdccharity.org.uk