Friends of the Mead ( FOM )
Registered charity 1079851 Registered since 2000
Operates: Kent
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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.
6 trustees on the board
- Sara Wright Chair since 2023
- Danielle Leyden since 2025
- Lora Grogan since 2023
- Matthew John Grogan since 2019
- Stuart Hetherington since 2023
- Thomas Matthewman since 2024
3.2y median 3y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Matthew John Grogan since 2019
6.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sara Wright Chair since 2023
- Danielle Leyden since 2025
- Lora Grogan since 2023
- Matthew John Grogan since 2019
- Stuart Hetherington since 2023
- Thomas Matthewman since 2024
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Amateur Sport 6Education/training 6
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Construction 1Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
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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£22k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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.
Also active in the same field
- Exmouth Beach Rescue Club Similar size; both Sport
- Willington OLD School Trust Similar size; both Sport
- Henstridge Village Hall Similar size; both Sport
- The Shree Kutch Leva Patel Community (Bolton) Similar size; both Sport
- Association of Parents and Friends of OUR Lady of Lourdes School Similar size; both Sport
- Friends of Ninelands Similar size; both Sport
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Phone | 01892525837 |
| Address | 16 FRANT ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT, TN2 5SN |
Finances
£22,479 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £12,177 | £5,715 |
| 2022 | £29,645 | £23,899 |
| 2023 | £16,804 | £40,623 |
| 2024 | £24,791 | £18,239 |
| 2025 | £22,479 | £19,728 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingAmateur SportWho
Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL
Governing document: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED ON 2ND MARCH 2000
Trustees (6)
6trustees
82median age
1aged 70+
- Sara Wright Chair since 2023
- Danielle Leyden since 2025
- Lora Grogan since 2023
- Matthew John Grogan since 2019
- Stuart Hetheringtonage band 80-84 since 2023
- Thomas Matthewman since 2024
Connected charities (0)
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