# THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND DEPENDANTS SOCIETY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 503271
- **Other names:** WODS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 23, 1974
- **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=503271


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 CALLAGHAN SQUARE, CARDIFF
- **Postcode:** CF10 5BT
- **Phone:** 029 2034 8200
- **Email:** rowendhodge@churchinwales.org.uk
- **Website:** www.churchinwales.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) "THE CHARITABLE RELIEF BY PENCUNIARY OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OF NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO ARE THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS OR DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED CLERGY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES" (FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF ABOVE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).

**Activities:** The main object of the Society is to provide financial assistance to widow(er)s, orphans and dependants of deceased clergy who have previously served in the ministry of the Church in Wales.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WALES




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £159519 | £210980 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £136753 | £146327 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £121148 | £136831 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £94075 | £102504 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £93406 | £92286 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Timothy Llewelyn** (Chair) — appointed April 30, 2024
- Christine Jones — appointed April 30, 2025
- Clare Morgan — appointed May 29, 2025
- Gillian Brenda Knight
- Rev Andrew Stuart Grimwood — appointed Jan. 24, 2019
- Rev Caroline Ann Owen — appointed Feb. 7, 2022
- Rev Jeremy Harris — appointed Dec. 15, 2025
- Rosamund Helen Crawford — appointed Jan. 11, 2022
- The Venerable John Harvey — appointed April 11, 2024
- The Venerable Matthew Hill — appointed Aug. 8, 2024