Registered charity · Norwich
Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre
- 10 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christine BowdenChair · since 2020
- Aaron UthmanTrustee · since 2017
- Antony McalmontTrustee · since 2024
- Chris AbellTrustee · since 2017
- Cllr Patrick MurphyTrustee · since 2011
- David MatsonTrustee · since 2018
- Jonathan Andre BouxTrustee · since 2024
- Kelly Elizabeth KeysTrustee · since 2022
- Naveen SharmaTrustee · since 2020
- Vincent HayesTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Newham
- Linked company
- Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023£449k£512k
Earlier years
- 2022£447k£447k
- 2021£259k£259k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SILVERTOWN AND NORTH WOOLWICH AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, THE LOCAL AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE ADVANCEMENT OF OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ALBERT ROAD, LONDON E16 KNOWN AS ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER BODY OR PERSON) FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTE BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Grants received
16 grants · £392,758 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £130,520 (7 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £90,352 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £55,157 (3 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £49,200
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £35,154 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Christine Bowden Chair since 2020
- Aaron Uthman since 2017
- Antony Mcalmont since 2024
- Cllr Patrick Murphy since 2011
- Chris Abell since 2017
- David Matson since 2018
- Jonathan Andre Boux since 2024
- Kelly Elizabeth Keys since 2022
- Naveen Sharma since 2020
- Vincent Hayes
Trustees past 6 years
- Aaron Uthman since 2017
- Cllr Patrick Murphy since 2011
- Chris Abell since 2017
- David Matson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Aaron Uthman since 2017
- Antony Mcalmont since 2024
- Cllr Patrick Murphy since 2011
- Chris Abell since 2017
- David Matson since 2018
- Kelly Elizabeth Keys since 2022
- Naveen Sharma since 2020
- Vincent Hayes
Portfolio (2)
- Christine Bowden Chair since 2020
- Jonathan Andre Boux since 2024
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1085818
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH AUGUST 2000 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 MAY 2010
- Companies House
- Company number 04061669 · Liquidation
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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