Positive News Trust

Registered charity 1045161 Registered since 1995

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

10.5y median 10.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

18.3y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1Property 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

Ty Elis Counselling Services 1 shared trustee
The William and Christine Eynon Charity 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Ty Elis Counselling Services 1 shared trustee
The William and Christine Eynon Charity 1 shared trustee
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Saint Francis Association Similar size; both Education
West Heslerton CE School Fund Similar size; both Education
Church Preen School PTA Similar size; both Education

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	positivenewstrust.org
Email	keith.wood@positivenewstrust.org
Phone	01588638242
Address	11 Rees Piece, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BF

Finances

£692 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£2,147	£914
2022	£856	£754
2023	£2,341	£1,668
2024	£453	£0
2025	£692	£633

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL SUBJECTS WHICH PERTAIN TO THE WELL BEING OF MANKIND AS A WHOLE BUT WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SUBJECTS WHICH FACILITATE THE BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALL COUNTRIES RACES AND CULTURES. (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, LITERATURE, MUSIC AND DRAMA AND RELATED SUBJECTS

Governing document: TRUST DEED EXECUTED 3 FEBRUARY 1995 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 5 OCTOBER 2009

Trustees (3)

3trustees

85median age

1aged 70+

Christine Eynonage 85 Chair
Keith Wood since 2013
Philomena Houlihan since 2018

Connected charities (2)

Ty Elis Counselling Services 1 shared trustee
The William and Christine Eynon Charity 1 shared trustee

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