The Torch Trust for the Blind

Registered charity 1095904 Registered since 2003

Operates: Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.5y median 2.5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

20.1y

average years in governance

2 vs 4 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 9Overseas Aid/famine Relief 8Disability 7Religious Activities 3

Commercial experience

Manufacturing 10Other services 4Tech and media 4

Boards that share trustees

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Desborough Millennium Green Trust 1 shared trustee
Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
Bramhall Baptist Church 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Bramhall Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Southam Community Church 1 shared trustee
Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
Fleckney Baptist PRE-School 1 shared trustee
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.torchtrust.org
Email	info@torchtrust.org
Phone	01858438260
Address	TORCH HOUSE, TORCH WAY, NORTHAMPTON ROAD, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICS, LE16 9HL

Finances

£986,576 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£644,346	£671,156
2022	£698,924	£692,002
2023	£832,518	£756,566
2024	£964,220	£821,248
2025	£986,576	£906,754

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious Activities

Who

People With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING BASIS OF FAITH (SEE GD FOR MORE DETAIL)

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 4TH DECEMBER 2002 as amended on 27 Aug 2021

Trustees (9)

9trustees

71median age

7aged 70+

Succession outlook: 7 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Anthony Brownage 77 Chair since 2014
Brian William Andersonage 71 since 2023
Dr Trevor Gordon Stammersage 70 since 2025
Edith Townsendage 78 since 2024
Ifeolu Omoniyi Akintundeage 58 since 2021
Marilyn Bakerage 76
Philip Riceage 77 since 2025
Sheila Armstrongage 71 since 2023
Stephen Mark Burrage 62 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

The Torch Trust for the Blind · 04616526 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 13/12/2002

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (9)

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
Southam Community Church 1 shared trustee
Bramhall Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Bramhall Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
ST Giles’ Church, Desborough 1 shared trustee
Fleckney Baptist PRE-School 1 shared trustee
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Desborough Millennium Green Trust 1 shared trustee

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