# THE CHARITY FOR LICENSED MINISTERS IN THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 239238
- **Other names:** ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY, THE ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY, THE ESSEX CLERGY CHARITY CORPORATION, THE LMDC CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 5, 1966
- **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=239238


## Contact

- **Address:** 53 NEW STREET, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX
- **Postcode:** CM1 1AT
- **Phone:** 01245294400
- **Email:** mfdulwich@hotmail.co.uk
- **Website:** lmdccharity.org.uk



## Activities

**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

**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.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF ESSEX.




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Barking And Dagenham
- Essex
- Havering
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Southend-on-sea
- Thurrock
- Waltham Forest



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £40429 | £35043 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £37538 | £39828 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £40494 | £39959 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £39566 | £40012 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £40474 | £47196 | — | — |



## Trustees

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