Cook Foundation UK
Registered charity 1048640 Registered since 1995
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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
- Jonathan Cook since 2014
- Jessica Cook since 2014
- Michael Cook since 2014
12y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Jonathan Cook since 2014
- Jessica Cook since 2014
- Michael Cook since 2014
13.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Jessica Cook since 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Jonathan Cook since 2014
- Michael Cook since 2014
1
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
General Charitable Purposes 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Accommodation/housing 1Education/training 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.
Tech and media 2Property 1Public administration 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£14k latest income · income exceeded spending 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
- Digital Pipeline Computers 1 shared trustee
- Relief AID Logistics 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Tinsley Area Trust Fund Similar size; both General purposes
- Llysfaen School Parents Teachers and Friends Association Similar size; both General purposes
- The Emerald Charitable Trust Similar size; both General purposes
- The Edgar and Mary Traylen Charitable Trust Similar size; both General purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.cookfoundation.org.uk |
| contact-us@cookfoundation.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01622807679 |
| Address | 16 Bower Street, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME16 8SD |
Finances
£14,220 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £5,600 | £4,626 |
| 2022 | £56,388 | £4,011 |
| 2023 | £109,073 | £62,237 |
| 2024 | £13,578 | £3,840 |
| 2025 | £14,220 | £250 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
GENERAL CHARITABLE OBJECTS
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 02/07/1995AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 20/12/2012AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 29/08/2013AS AMENDED ON 10/03/2014
Trustees (3)
3trustees
43median age
0aged 70+
- Jonathan Cook since 2014
- Jessica Cook since 2014
- Michael Cookage band 40-44 since 2014
Connected charities (2)
- Digital Pipeline Computers 1 shared trustee
- Relief AID Logistics 1 shared trustee
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