Registered charity · Shropshire
Taking Part
1) To relieve and support people with health and social care needs living or working in the areas of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin2) The provision of education and training3) The provision of advice, advocacy and information which will enable...
- 3 trustees
- Income £245k (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
- Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
- Website
- www.takingpart.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Taking Part
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£245k£261k
- 2024£248k£253k
- 2023£188k£240k
Earlier years
- 2022£282k£210k
- 2021£188k£190k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 100% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) To relieve and support people with health and social care needs living or working in the areas of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin2) The provision of education and training3) The provision of advice, advocacy and information which will enable people to obtain their full rights and privileges as Citizens
Grants received
1 grant · £15,400 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.
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Most recent
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Garry Steve Kirlew since 2022
- Jean Harris since 2020
- Paul Richard Barton since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Jean Harris since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Jean Harris since 2020
- Paul Richard Barton since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Garry Steve Kirlew since 2022
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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1092033
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 JANUARY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 APRIL 2002. as amended on 23 Oct 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 04362948 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01743363399 · takingpart@takingpart.co.uk
- 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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