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Registered charity · Norwich

The Garage Trust Limited

3 Objects3.1 The Charities Objects are:3.1.1. To advance the education of the public in the community and cultural activities; through, but not exclusively, the provision of facilities, training and education, production and presentation of all...

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £1.7m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Website
www.thegarage.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Garage Trust Limited
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£1.7m£1.8m
  • 2024£1.6m£1.5m
  • 2023£1.1m£1.1m
Earlier years
  • 2022£1.1m£1.1m
  • 2021£857k£826k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 10% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3 Objects3.1 The Charities Objects are:3.1.1. To advance the education of the public in the community and cultural activities; through, but not exclusively, the provision of facilities, training and education, production and presentation of all types of arts; and3.1.2 For the benefit of the public, to provide access to facilities for recreational and leisure time occupation, in particular but not exclusively, activities concerned with creative and cultural arts and physical activity including, but not limited to, the upkeep, maintenance and management of facilities; training and education; production and presentation of all types of arts3.1.3 To aid the physical, mental and social development of children young people and adults with the object of improving their conditions of life so that they may grow as individuals and members of society and to aid the social inclusion of the said people3.1.4 To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and not for profit organisations, including community groups through the provision of services and support relating to strategy, management; shared support services and general administration of those organisations.In any case, whether or not in conjunction with other parties from time to time and mainly within England (“The Objects”)

Grants received

35 grants · £3,158,148 total

360Giving 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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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

6.5y median 8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Economic/community Development/employment 8Education/training 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 10Arts and leisure 2Business services 1

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.7m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 4.5 in 2021

20 from 24 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
12%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1098975
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/08/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/06/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/08/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/11/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/08/2015 as amended on 04 Sept 2025 as amended on 01 Apr 2026
Companies House
Company number 04510240 · Active
Contact on the register
01603283382 · info@thegarage.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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