Registered charity · Hull
The Freedom Community Trust Limited
4.1.1 To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Kingston upon Hull, in particular but not exclusively the inhabitants of Southcoates and/or Marfleet and/or within 5 miles of either of those two locations...
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.0m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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, Disability and 6 more
- Where
- Kingston Upon Hull City
- Linked company
- The Freedom Community Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.0m£1.4m
- 2024£786k£1.2m
- 2023£794k£1.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£660k£1.1m
- 2021£703k£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4.1.1 To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Kingston upon Hull, in particular but not exclusively the inhabitants of Southcoates and/or Marfleet and/or within 5 miles of either of those two locations (provided always that any such location remains within the Hull City boundary) by all or any of the following means:(a) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit;(b) the relief of unemployment by providing help and advice information, and other forms of care and training;(c) the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people and providing work experience for the unemployed;(d) the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance, business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in cases of financial or other charitable need through help in setting up their own business or to existing businesses;(e) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of managed workspace units or other business units, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms;(f) the provision of advisory and counselling services;(g) the provision of facilities for recreational and leisure time occupation and the organisation of leisure activities;(h) the protection or conservation of the environment;(i) the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures, classes, seminars and courses, either alone or with others;(j) the promotion of public safety and prevention of crime; and(k) the promotion of health and health lifestyles and the provision of advice on the same;(l) such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior consent of the Charity Commission.
Grants received
11 grants · £244,969 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 · £200,518 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £22,000
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £12,000 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £10,451 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Susan Sheppard Chair
- Cheryl Ann Rickles since 2025
- Fergus Turnbull since 2026
- Harold Mcconnell since 2018
- Hester Catherine Bridges since 2016
- John Stephen Alltoft
- Rebecca Norman since 2017
- Rev Richard Paul Phillips since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Harold Mcconnell since 2018
- Hester Catherine Bridges since 2016
- Rebecca Norman since 2017
- Rev Richard Paul Phillips since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Susan Sheppard Chair
- Cheryl Ann Rickles since 2025
- Fergus Turnbull since 2026
- Harold Mcconnell since 2018
- Hester Catherine Bridges since 2016
- Rebecca Norman since 2017
Portfolio (2)
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
59.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 92.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1094807
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JUNE 2000, INCORPORATED ON CHANGE OF NAME 17 JULY 2002, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 7 APRIL 2008. as amended on 08 May 2019 as amended on 05 Jun 2019 as amended on 26 Sept 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 04012143 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01482710100 · steve.garnett@freedomcentre.info
- 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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