# THE UNITED NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 215331
- **Other names:** TONG CHARITIES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 14, 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=215331


## Contact

- **Address:** The Holt Barn, Tong, Shifnal
- **Postcode:** TF11 8QB
- **Phone:** 01952850448



## Activities

**Objects:** APPLICATION OF INCOME.DIVISION INTO MOIETIES. - SUBJECT AS AFORESAID, THE SAID CLEAR YEARLY INCOME SHALL BE DIVIDED BY THE TRUSTEES INTO TWO EQUAL MOIETIES.APPRENTICING -  THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED CHARITIES SHALL APPLY ONE OF THE SAID MOIETIES SO FAR AS USEFULLY MAY BE IN APPRENTICING POOR CHILDREN RESIDENT WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO SOME TRADE OR OCCUPATION. IN SO FAR AS THE SAID TRUSTEES CANNOT USEFULLY APPLY THE SAID MOIETY IN MANNER AFORESAID, THEY MAY APPLY THE SAME FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY PERSONS RESIDENT AS AFORESAID, BEING UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS, ON ENTERING UPON, OR TO ENABLE THEM TO PREPARE FOR, A TRADE, OCCUPATION, OR SERVICE, BY OUTFITS, PAYMENT OF FEES FOR INSTRUCTION, PAYMENT OF TRAVELLING EXPENSES, OR OTHERWISE, OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT IN LIFE, OR TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVING, AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE POOR - THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNITED CHARITIES SHALL APPLY THE OTHER OF THE SAID MOIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

**Activities:** Maintains 4 Almshouses in Tong, Shropshire.Provides benefits to desrving & necessitous residents in the Parish of TongAssists residents under 21 living in the Parish of Tong to obtain some trade or occupation.

**Area of benefit:** TONG AND ALL TOWNS, VILLAGES AND HAMLETS WITHIN A FIVE MILES RADIUS OF TONG.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3789 | £21479 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £5533 | £9120 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £7046 | £10451 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £5804 | £9887 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7276 | £1655 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Douglas Steven Mccowan — appointed Oct. 2, 2014
- Dr GILL BRADLEY
- HELEN COLETTE OWEN — appointed Oct. 17, 2011
- Mark Henry Arnold Weston — appointed June 23, 2014
- Rev Pippa Thorneycroft — appointed Oct. 2, 2014
- Richard Laurence Viggers — appointed March 21, 2016
- THE EARL OF BRADFORD RICHARD THOMAS ORLANDO BRIDGEMAN