The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Colchester Institute Foundation Trust

Registered charity 1060317 Registered since 1997

Operates: Essex, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire

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Board DNA

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7
trustees on the board
7.3y median 8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
8.2y
average years in governance
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 2

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Education 1

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Contact

Websitewww.colchester.ac.uk/cift/
Phone01206712606
AddressColchester Institute, Sheepen Road, COLCHESTER, CO3 3LL

Finances

£21,315 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,068£11,968
2022£14,136£11,708
2023£11,644£17,649
2024£15,190£17,188
2025£21,315£12,657

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND BENEFIT FOR THE COLLEGE AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CONNECTED WITH AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE COLLEGE AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 05/09/1996AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 14/06/2006AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/04/2014

Trustees (7)

7trustees
62median age
0aged 70+

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