Friends of ST Michaels Beccles
Registered charity 1015699 Registered since 1992
Operates: Suffolk
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Prof Richard Ian Edward Card Chair since 2018
- Alison Jill Smith since 2022
- Anthony John Butler since 2024
- Faith Victoria Darch since 2019
- Gillian Gauntlett Parker since 2018
- Ian Anthony Cross since 2025
- Janet Elizabeth Baker since 2025
- John Ian Frith since 2020
- Richard Wedgwood Sword since 2020
4.8y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Prof Richard Ian Edward Card Chair since 2018
- Faith Victoria Darch since 2019
- Gillian Gauntlett Parker since 2018
9.7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Prof Richard Ian Edward Card Chair since 2018
- Alison Jill Smith since 2022
- Anthony John Butler since 2024
- Faith Victoria Darch since 2019
- Gillian Gauntlett Parker since 2018
- Ian Anthony Cross since 2025
- Janet Elizabeth Baker since 2025
- John Ian Frith since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Richard Wedgwood Sword since 2020
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Environment/conservation/heritage 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 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 3Education 1Other services 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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£16k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024
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
- Beccles and District Museum CIO 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Friends of ST Helen's Church (Wheathampstead) Similar size; both Environment
- Leicester Museums Technology Association Similar size; both Environment
- Bellamy Adventure Club Similar size; both Environment
- Castaway Community Development Foundation Similar size; both Environment
- Ecton Mine Educational Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.becclesparish.org.uk/friends |
| Phone | 01502711318 |
| Address | Havenby, Midmeadow, Beccles, NR34 9TP |
Finances
£15,704 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £5,405 | £1,155 |
| 2021 | £9,264 | £1,738 |
| 2022 | £13,903 | £1,689 |
| 2023 | £17,857 | £37,073 |
| 2024 | £15,704 | £26,295 |
What it does
What
Environment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO PRESERVE THE FABRIC AND BEAUTY OF THE CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, BECCLES, BY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS ITS RESTORATION MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1989 AS AMENDED 17 OCTOBER 1992AS AMENDED ON 28 MAY 2012AS AMENDED ON 05 JUL 2017AS AMENDED ON 15 JUL 2018
Trustees (9)
9trustees
77median age
2aged 70+
- Prof Richard Ian Edward Cardage band 80-84 Chair since 2018
- Alison Jill Smith since 2022
- Anthony John Butler since 2024
- Faith Victoria Darch since 2019
- Gillian Gauntlett Parker since 2018
- Ian Anthony Crossage band 70-74 since 2025
- Janet Elizabeth Baker since 2025
- John Ian Frith since 2020
- Richard Wedgwood Sword since 2020
Connected charities (1)
- Beccles and District Museum CIO 1 shared trustee
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