--- title: "Governors of the Charity for Relie… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) scores 66/100 (Needs improvement)." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/governors-of-the-charity-for-relief-of-the-poor-widows-and-children-of-clergymen-commonly-called-clergy-support-trust retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:38:52.310Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) a good charity? Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) scores 66/100 (Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£4.5m total income). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · SW1P 3HB | Reg [207736](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/governors-of-the-charity-for-relief-of-the-poor-widows-and-children-of-clergymen-commonly-called-clergy-support-trust) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.clergysupport.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207736) Donate ## How can you give to GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST)? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.clergysupport.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=207736) ## What does Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) do? Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) is a registered charity (no. 207736) working in bereavement across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 93% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 169 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈5% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=governors-of-the-charity-for-relief-of-the-poor-widows-and-children-of-clergymen-commonly-called-clergy-support-trust) **In short:** GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) scores 66 out of 100 (3 stars). 93% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)? Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) has a Clarity Score of 66 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 207736. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Bereavement. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £4.5m, with 93% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 169 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 66/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 93% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £4.5m Latest year 2024 Reserves 169 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £8.1 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 7% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)18thpercentile **Scores higher than 18% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 66/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Bereavement charities25thpercentile **Scores higher than 25% of 4 charities in this cause** · 66/100 vs 75 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 14 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 30/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 169 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 40% | 4/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 95/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 90% | 12p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 10/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 10% | 3 volunteers / 23 staff · 1/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s Clarity Score? 66/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 30/100 Financial Health 95/100 Financial Efficiency 10/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight14 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 30/100 Reserves (months of cash)169 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth4/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 95/100 Program expense ratio93% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency12p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 10/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio3 volunteers / 23 staff · 1/10 pts ## How much does Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £4.5m | — | | Total expenditure | £9.0m | — | | Charitable activities | £8.4m | 93% | | Fundraising | £613k | 7% | | Governance & admin | £22k | 0% | 93%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £9.0m spent - Charitable activities93% · £8.4m - Fundraising7% · £613k - Governance0% · £22k ## What trust indicators does Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 14 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 23 employees · 3 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 207736 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/207736) ### Trustees & officers - Canon Simon Butler since 2018 - JEREMY ARTHUR HARGREAVES since 2018 - JACQUELINE EMILY JORDAN since 2018 - RICHARD DAVID FARMBROUGH Chair · since 2018 - THE REVD NANCY ELISABETH GOODRICH since 2019 - MARTIN LUKE COOPER since 2019 - TSANAGURAI CONSTANCE CHINHENGO since 2020 - STEPHEN SLACK CBE since 2020 - The Most Revd Patricia Louise Storey since 2021 - Dr Mayowa Sarah Marcus since 2021 - Anna McDonald since 2023 - THE VEN ANTONY CHARLES MACROW-WOOD since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)? Overall score 66/100 (3★) Income £4.5m Cause spend 93% of expenditure Reg number 207736 Scope UK-wide Reserves 169 months Trustees 14 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does GOVERNORS OF THE CHARITY FOR RELIEF OF THE POOR WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF CLERGYMEN (COMMONLY CALLED CLERGY SUPPORT TRUST) compare, and where else can you look? 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Is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) a good charity? + Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) scores 66 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 93% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. 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Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s charity rating? + Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) scores 66 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. 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How much of my donation reaches Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 93% of Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 7% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 7% of total expenditure at Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust). The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) receive? + Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) reported £4.5m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) based? + Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust) is listed at London · UK-wide · SW1P 3HB and operates UK-wide, focused on bereavement. How does CharityCompare score Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Governors of the Charity for Relief of the Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen (Commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)'s most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.