Registered charity · West Midlands
TOP Church Training
- 5 trustees
- Income £306k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Dudley
- Website
- www.topchurchtraining.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- TOP Church Training
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£306k£312k
- 2024£312k£277k
- 2023£252k£319k
Earlier years
- 2022£284k£326k
- 2021£208k£220k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 25% · Government grants 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF DUDLEY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING AND A COUNSELLING AND ADVICE SERVICE.
Grants received
17 grants · £1,358,092 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,075,792 (7 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £172,460 (5 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £87,890 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £10,000
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,950
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Robert Anthony Bowker Chair since 2023
- Ann Clare Bills since 2026
- Dawn Wood since 2026
- Ian Chadwell since 2026
- Ryan Fletcher since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Robert Anthony Bowker Chair since 2023
- Ann Clare Bills since 2026
- Dawn Wood since 2026
- Ryan Fletcher since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Ian Chadwell since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1062241
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 MARCH 1997
- Companies House
- Company number 03328704 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07894075612 · karen@topchurchtraining.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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