Leicester Charity Organisation Society
Registered charity 1078271 Registered since 1999
Operates: Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Leicester City, Rutland, Nottingham City
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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.
10 trustees on the board
- Barnaby Sturgess since 2024
- Cheryl Pharoah since 2012
- Christopher Thomas Saul since 2017
- Clive Edmund Smith since 2000
- Craig Ewan Shevas since 2017
- Emma Mary Anderson since 2026
- George Oliver since 2019
- Harinder Kaur Sahota since 2021
- Professor Surinder Mohan Sharma since 2017
- Steven Richard Barradell since 2026
8.1y median 8y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Cheryl Pharoah since 2012
- Christopher Thomas Saul since 2017
- Clive Edmund Smith since 2000
- Craig Ewan Shevas since 2017
- George Oliver since 2019
- Professor Surinder Mohan Sharma since 2017
17.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Barnaby Sturgess since 2024
- Steven Richard Barradell since 2026
Portfolio (8)
- Cheryl Pharoah since 2012
- Christopher Thomas Saul since 2017
- Clive Edmund Smith since 2000
- Craig Ewan Shevas since 2017
- Emma Mary Anderson since 2026
- George Oliver since 2019
- Harinder Kaur Sahota since 2021
- Professor Surinder Mohan Sharma since 2017
10
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 9Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 14Arts and leisure 5Professional services 5
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£1.7m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
2.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 0.3 in 2021
22 from 18 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
30%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Leicester Indigent OLD AGE Society 7 shared trustees
- R. Daphne Plunket Charitable Trust 6 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Consanguinitarium 1 shared trustee
- AGE UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited 1 shared trustee
- BIG Difference Company Limited 1 shared trustee
- AGE UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.charity-link.org |
| info@charity-link.org | |
| Phone | 01162222200 |
| Address | 20A MILLSTONE LANE, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE1 5JN |
Finances
£1,682,692 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £1,577,844 | £1,334,187 |
| 2022 | £1,862,545 | £1,959,791 |
| 2023 | £2,126,269 | £1,890,880 |
| 2024 | £1,835,882 | £1,838,791 |
| 2025 | £1,682,692 | £1,341,398 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 APRIL 1999 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 1 NOV 1999 & 30 OCTOBER 2006 as amended on 26 Nov 2024 as amended on 26 Nov 2024
Trustees (10)
10trustees
60median age
4aged 70+
- Barnaby Sturgessage band 50-54 since 2024
- Cheryl Pharoahage band 75-79 since 2012
- Christopher Thomas Saul since 2017
- Clive Edmund Smithage band 70-74 since 2000
- Craig Ewan Shevasage band 55-59 since 2017
- Emma Mary Andersonage band 60-64 since 2026
- George Oliverage band 45-49 since 2019
- Harinder Kaur Sahotaage band 55-59 since 2021
- Professor Surinder Mohan Sharmaage band 70-74 since 2017
- Steven Richard Barradellage band 50-54 since 2026
Linked company (Companies House)
Leicester Charity Organisation Society · 03761954 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 28/04/1999
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (9)
- Leicester Indigent OLD AGE Society 7 shared trustees
- R. Daphne Plunket Charitable Trust 6 shared trustees
- AGE UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited 1 shared trustee
- AGE UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Consanguinitarium 1 shared trustee
- The Harry James Riddleston Charity of Leicester 1 shared trustee
- Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- BIG Difference Company Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of ST. Wilfrid's Church 1 shared trustee
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