Registered charity · Essex
Friends of the Venerabile
- 9 trustees
- Income £14k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ben RowdenChair · since 2024
- Alice ReeveTrustee · since 2017
- Dr Alexandra BrinkleyTrustee · since 2022
- James HolroydTrustee · since 2008
- Jeremy HudsonTrustee · since 1990
- Louise BradleyTrustee · since 2011
- Michael L'EstrangeTrustee · since 2016
- Robert WestburyTrustee · since 2024
- Sarah ParkerTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Italy
- Website
- www.friendsofenglishcollegerome.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14k£10k
- 2024£15k£43k
- 2023£66k£27k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£8k
- 2021£15k£30k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY PROMOTING THE WORK OF THE VENERABLE ENGLISH COLLEGE IN ROME CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE IN THEIR TRAINING FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BY PRAYER AND ENCOURAGEMENT 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL HELP FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COLLEGE AND BY FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE AND ITS MARTYRS
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Ben Rowden Chair since 2024
- Alice Reeve since 2017
- Dr Alexandra Brinkley since 2022
- James Holroyd since 2008
- Jeremy Hudson since 1990
- Louise Bradley since 2011
- Michael L'Estrange since 2016
- Robert Westbury since 2024
- Sarah Parker since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Alice Reeve since 2017
- James Holroyd since 2008
- Jeremy Hudson since 1990
- Louise Bradley since 2011
- Michael L'Estrange since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Ben Rowden Chair since 2024
- Alice Reeve since 2017
- Dr Alexandra Brinkley since 2022
- James Holroyd since 2008
- Jeremy Hudson since 1990
- Louise Bradley since 2011
- Robert Westbury since 2024
- Sarah Parker since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Michael L'Estrange since 2016
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075141
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED ON 3 OCTOBER 1998 as amended on 08 Sept 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07884 490235 · candmlestrange@btconnect.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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