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The Gerald Coke Handel Foundation

Registered charity 1058589 Registered since 1996

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.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10
trustees on the board
5y median 3.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
22.2y
average years in governance
5 vs 3 portfolio
first-time trustees
9
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 2Animals 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 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.

Arts and leisure 11Finance 9Business services 4

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Contact

Emailsecretary.gchf@gmail.com
Phone02078413606
AddressTHE FOUNDLING MUSEUM, 40 BRUNSWICK SQUARE, LONDON, WC1N 1AZ

Finances

£38,736 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£54,774£159,840
2022£45,763£185,390
2023£51,212£188,920
2024£38,962£207,878
2025£38,736£176,762

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY PROVIDING RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR ACADEMICS, MUSICOLOGISTS, MUSICIANS, STUDENTS, WRITERS, RESEARCHERS AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS CONCERNING AND IN RELATION TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, AND HIS ASSOCIATES AND CONTEMPORARIES; ALSO IN RELATION TO THE MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF HIS TIME, TO THE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING OF MUSIC IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE 18TH CENTURY; AND ALL OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS OF STUDY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/05/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/12/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/07/2011 as amended on 07 Nov 2019

Trustees (10)

10trustees
73median age
7aged 70+
Succession outlook: 7 of 10 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The Gerald Coke Handel Foundation · 03201907 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 21/05/1996

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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