Registered charity · Watford
The NEK Chand Foundation
The NEK Chand Foundation is a registered charity (number 1069725) based in Watford, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by John Maizels since 2012. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £0 (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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Hertfordshire, India
- Website
- www.nekchand.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1998
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
- 2024£0£0
- 2023£0£0
Earlier years
- 2022£0£0
- 2021£0£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF SCULPTURE IN PARTICULAR BY:- (1) DEVELOPING AND ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROCK GARDEN DEVISED AND CREATED BY NEK CHAND IN CHANDIGARGH, INDIA AND IN SO DOING TO ENSURE THAT THE ROCK GARDEN REMAINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; (2) HOLDING CLASSES, TALKS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ASSISTING STUDENTS FROM EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO VISIT THE ROCK GARDEN, POSSIBLY BY WAY OF EXCHANGE WITH STUDENTS FROM THE CHANDIGARGH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB AND FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN INDIA.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- John Maizels Chair since 2012
- Alan Cesarano since 2024
- Harsh Kumar Lakhanpal since 2018
- Iain Jackson
- Julia Elmore since 2012
- Philippe Lespinasse since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- John Maizels Chair since 2012
- Harsh Kumar Lakhanpal since 2018
- Julia Elmore since 2012
- Philippe Lespinasse since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alan Cesarano since 2024
- Harsh Kumar Lakhanpal since 2018
- Iain Jackson
- Julia Elmore since 2012
- Philippe Lespinasse since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- John Maizels Chair since 2012
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1069725
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 25 JULY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 31 JANUARY 1998
- Contact on the register
- 01923853175 · nekchand@rawvision.com
- 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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