# THE ATHERTON TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 515220
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 15, 1984
- **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=515220


## Contact

- **Address:** WHITTINGHAM RIDDELL, BELMONT HOUSE, SITKA DRIVE, SHREWSBURY BUSINESS PARK, SHREWSBURY
- **Postcode:** SY2 6LG
- **Phone:** 01743273273
- **Email:** pauladams797@btinternet.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO:(1) RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE IN NEED;(2) RELIEVE SICKNESS FOR PERSONS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;(3) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(4) PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YOUNG AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

**Activities:** The objectives of the charity are to give financial support for the benefit of those residents in the parishes of Pontesbury and Hanwood and the Village areas of Annscroft and Hook-a-Gate.

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECT




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Shropshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £84970 | £89970 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £43770 | £43307 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £98481 | £103584 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £71376 | £68065 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £64226 | £63990 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN MICHAEL POPE** (Chair)
- BARRY CHALLINOR — appointed Nov. 5, 2012
- Elizabeth Jervis — appointed Oct. 30, 2023
- HELEN PEARSON — appointed Nov. 5, 2012
- PAUL LESLIE ADAMS — appointed May 18, 2018
- Philip Ronald Price — appointed May 20, 2016
- Phillip John Talbot — appointed Nov. 18, 2024