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

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 207736
- **Other names:** 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), SONS OF THE CLERGY, THE SONS OF THE CLERGY CORPORATION, CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION, CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST, SONS AND FRIENDS OF THE CLERGY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 24, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=207736


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 DEAN TRENCH STREET, WESTMINSTER
- **Postcode:** SW1P 3HB
- **Phone:** 020 7799 3696
- **Email:** help@clergysupport.org.uk
- **Website:** www.clergysupport.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £4498565 | £8978412 | £115589685 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £4641398 | £8543210 | £116137166 | 21 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £4712508 | £6902917 | £116014115 | 16 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £4262203 | £4572340 | £134722483 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3671329 | £3731154 | £118584617 | 9 |



## Trustees

- **RICHARD DAVID FARMBROUGH** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- Anna McDonald — appointed Nov. 16, 2023
- Canon Simon Butler — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- Dr Mayowa Sarah Marcus — appointed Nov. 18, 2021
- JACQUELINE EMILY JORDAN — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- JEREMY ARTHUR HARGREAVES — appointed Nov. 8, 2018
- MARTIN LUKE COOPER — appointed Nov. 14, 2019
- Patience Mary Thody — appointed Oct. 9, 2025
- Peter John Curtis Warren — appointed Oct. 9, 2025
- STEPHEN SLACK — appointed Nov. 12, 2020
- THE REVD NANCY ELISABETH GOODRICH — appointed Nov. 14, 2019
- THE VEN ANTONY CHARLES MACROW-WOOD — appointed July 1, 2024
- TSANAGURAI CONSTANCE CHINHENGO — appointed Nov. 12, 2020
- The Most Revd Patricia Louise Storey — appointed Nov. 18, 2021