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The William Chester Estate Charity

Chester's Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
233327
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 22, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 16, 1964
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Escritt Barrell Golding
23 North Street
Bourne
Lincolnshire
PE10 9AE

Contact

Phone
01476 565371

Activities

Relief of those in need, hardship or distress, in the parishes of Burton on the Wolds, Buckminster, Croxton Kerrial, Knipton, Barkstone le Vale and Harby. The trustees may also assist someone who qualifies for assistance who resides outside the area of benefit or who is a temporary resident in the area of benefit.

Objects: The Yearley Income Shall By Paid By The Estate Trustees To The Respective Bodies Of Local Administering Trustees In The Proportions Prescribed By The Founder For Distribution Between The Poor Of The Parishes Of Knipton, Croxton Kerrial, Barkeston, Buckminster-Upon- The-Wolds, Burton-On-The-Wolds And Harby And For The Purchase Of Two Bibles For Poor Children Of Barkeston.

Classification

How
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Geography

Area of benefit
See Objects
Local Authority
Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 22, 2026On time £12,926 £12,633
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 23, 2025On time £12,965 £12,256
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 13, 2024On time £12,723 £10,285
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 20, 2023On time £12,236 £10,253
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 29, 2022On time £11,542 £10,186
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 26, 2021 £11,405 £10,145

Trustees

Name Appointed
Graham Alan Shipman Sept. 22, 2025
John Watchorn Oct. 24, 2014
Richard Botterill Sept. 24, 2018
Thomas Charles Knight
Thomas Parry Sept. 23, 2019
William Lee Sept. 23, 2019