Registered charity · Leeds
Progress to Change
3.1 to maintain the premises know as Ripon House and Cardigan House as Approved Premises within the meaning of the Offender Management Act 20073.2 To support and further all or any charitable activities carried out in connection with the Church of...
- 11 trustees
- Income £2.5m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Prof Alastair Watt Macintyre HayChair · since 2017
- Carol CochraneTrustee · since 2017
- Christine WrightTrustee · since 2026
- Diana FavreTrustee · since 2015
- Jessica HarrisTrustee · since 2026
- Jill DilksTrustee · since 2016
- Karen PearseTrustee · since 2026
- Matt ThornfieldTrustee · since 2025
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- Professor Olga MatthiasTrustee · since 2020
- Roy BrookTrustee · since 2020
- Sara MondonTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 1 other charity:
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.progresstochange.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Progress to Change
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.5m£2.3m
- 2024£2.5m£2.3m
- 2023£2.2m£2.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.1m£1.9m
- 2021£2.1m£1.7m
Charitable objects
3.1 to maintain the premises know as Ripon House and Cardigan House as Approved Premises within the meaning of the Offender Management Act 20073.2 To support and further all or any charitable activities carried out in connection with the Church of England in the Diocese of Leeds (also known as the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales) and in particular those relating to:3.2.1 The rehabilitation of offenders and particularly those addicted to drugs or alcohol or otherwise in need of help.3.2.2 The relief of distress or suffering arising from offending behaviour.
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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.
11 trustees on the board
- Prof Alastair Watt Macintyre Hay Chair since 2017
- Carol Cochrane since 2017
- Christine Wright since 2026
- Diana Favre since 2015
- Jill Dilks since 2016
- Jessica Harris since 2026
- Karen Pearse since 2026
- Matt Thornfield since 2025
- Professor Olga Matthias since 2020
- Roy Brook since 2020
- Sara Mondon since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Prof Alastair Watt Macintyre Hay Chair since 2017
- Carol Cochrane since 2017
- Diana Favre since 2015
- Jill Dilks since 2016
- Professor Olga Matthias since 2020
- Roy Brook since 2020
- Sara Mondon since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Prof Alastair Watt Macintyre Hay Chair since 2017
- Christine Wright since 2026
- Diana Favre since 2015
- Jill Dilks since 2016
- Jessica Harris since 2026
- Karen Pearse since 2026
- Matt Thornfield since 2025
- Professor Olga Matthias since 2020
- Roy Brook since 2020
- Sara Mondon since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Carol Cochrane since 2017
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
14.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 16.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1065423
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 DECEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2000 AND 29 JULY 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15/08/2015 as amended on 05 Oct 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 03286672 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07843179334 · admin@progresstochange.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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