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The Charity For Licensed Ministers In The Diocese Of Chelmsford

Essex Clergy Charity, The Essex Clergy Charity, The Essex Clergy Charity Corporation, The Lmdc Charity

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
239238
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 5, 1966
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
53 New Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1AT

Activities

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.

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

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
County Of Essex.
Local Authority
Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock, Waltham Forest

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £40,429 £35,043
March 31, 2024 £37,538 £39,828
March 31, 2023 £40,494 £39,959
March 31, 2022 £39,566 £40,012
March 31, 2021 £40,474 £47,196

Trustees

Name Appointed
Canon Robert Hammond Oct. 1, 2017
Christine Horton Oct. 1, 2017
Malcolm Frederick Dulwich Jan. 11, 2022
Rev Nicholas Rowan Oct. 1, 2017
Rt Rev Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani Oct. 12, 2021
The Venerable Ruth Patten Jan. 1, 2019
Ven Rev Jonathan Croucher Nov. 1, 2023
Ven Rev Kate Peacock Nov. 4, 2023
Ven Rev Michael Power June 26, 2022
Ven Susan Joyce Lucas Feb. 1, 2025
Ven. Christopher Burke Jan. 1, 2019
Very Revd Jessica Heloise Martin Jan. 1, 2025