The Torchbearers Trust
Registered charity 1000113 Registered since 1990
Operates: Shropshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Keith Henry George Bowley Chair since 1990
- Linda Maris Bowley since 1990
- Ruth Helen Whitney since 2024
24.7y median 36y
average tenure
36y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Keith Henry George Bowley Chair since 1990
- Linda Maris Bowley since 1990
25y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Linda Maris Bowley since 1990
- Ruth Helen Whitney since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Keith Henry George Bowley Chair since 1990
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 3Education/training 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£64k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bridgnorth Community Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Bridgnorth DRY BAR Trust 1 shared trustee
- Revival Fires 1 shared trustee
- Catalyst Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Telford Buddhist Priory Similar size; both Religion
- Sant Ishar Singh Charitable Trust Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| khbowley@googlemail.com | |
| Phone | 07971522167 |
| Address | 64 DUNVAL ROAD, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4NB |
Finances
£63,886 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £75,908 | £76,807 |
| 2022 | £93,493 | £95,023 |
| 2023 | £114,775 | £122,092 |
| 2024 | £70,938 | £71,293 |
| 2025 | £63,886 | £65,242 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 2ND APRIL 1990
Trustees (3)
3trustees
0aged 70+
- Keith Henry George Bowley Chair since 1990
- Linda Maris Bowley since 1990
- Ruth Helen Whitney since 2024
Connected charities (4)
- The Bridgnorth DRY BAR Trust 1 shared trustee
- Revival Fires 1 shared trustee
- Bridgnorth Community Trust 1 shared trustee
- Catalyst Youth Trust 1 shared trustee
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