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- ↑ "THE MARSH CHRISTIAN TRUST, registered charity no. 284470". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ↑ "About". Marsh Charitable Trust. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "New Year Honours—United Kingdom" (PDF). The London Gazette . No. 57509. 30 December 2004. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "MCT Public Name Change". Marsh Charitable Trust. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2022.