The College of General Dentistry

Registered charity 1002769 Registered since 1991

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

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.

8 trustees on the board

Andrew Eder since 2026
Catherine Rutland since 2026
Commander Fred Thomson since 2022
Jane Clarke since 2023
Michael Horton since 2017
Neil Sawbridge since 2017
Onkar Dhanoya since 2022
Roy Bennett since 2025

3.8y median 3.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Michael Horton since 2017
Neil Sawbridge since 2017

11.9y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Andrew Eder since 2026
Catherine Rutland since 2026
Commander Fred Thomson since 2022
Michael Horton since 2017
Neil Sawbridge since 2017
Onkar Dhanoya since 2022
Roy Bennett since 2025

Portfolio (1)

Jane Clarke since 2023

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 8The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 7Health and social care 5Other services 3

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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£735k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

9.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

8 from 4 in 2022

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

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

The Landscape Institute 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries - Central Fund Similar size; both Health
Orchid Cancer Appeal Similar size; both Health
Wild Young Parents Project Similar size; both Health
International Children's Palliative Care Network Similar size; both Health
West Cheshire Foodbank Similar size; both Health

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.cgdent.uk
Email	simon.thorntonwood@cgdent.uk
Phone	020 3746 6490
Address	124 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NX

Finances

£734,714 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£187,045	£74,691
2022	£1,107,239	£734,682
2023	£568,161	£778,417
2024	£670,573	£597,698
2025	£734,714	£642,387

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTAL SURGERY INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) GENERAL DENTIST PRACTICE ANCILLARY TO SUCH GENERAL DENTAL SURGERY

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 FEBRUARY 1991AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01 MAY 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 MAR 2018 AS AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2020 AS AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 JUN 2021

Trustees (8)

8trustees

63median age

0aged 70+

Andrew Eder since 2026
Catherine Rutlandage band 55-59 since 2026
Commander Fred Thomson since 2022
Jane Clarke since 2023
Michael Hortonage band 60-64 since 2017
Neil Sawbridgeage band 60-64 since 2017
Onkar Dhanoyaage band 60-64 since 2022
Roy Bennettage band 60-64 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

The College of General Dentistry · 02586636 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 28/02/1991

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

The Landscape Institute 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates - free with an account.

Create your free account ->

Report an error in this record - let us know.