The Forge Community Church
Registered charity 1101080 Registered since 2003
Operates: Suffolk, Croatia, Guatemala, United States, Zambia, Chad, Ethiopia, South Africa
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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
- Jeremy Andrew Ling since 2025
- Lois Sparkes since 2025
- Michael Christopher Walsh since 2019
- Oliver Westmancott since 2019
- Sarah Cobbold since 2024
- Stephen James Fenning since 2019
- Stephen John Urwin since 2019
- Susanna Mary Sharp Donaldson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Christopher Walsh since 2019
- Oliver Westmancott since 2019
- Stephen James Fenning since 2019
- Stephen John Urwin since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Jeremy Andrew Ling since 2025
- Lois Sparkes since 2025
- Michael Christopher Walsh since 2019
- Sarah Cobbold since 2024
- Stephen John Urwin since 2019
- Susanna Mary Sharp Donaldson since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Oliver Westmancott since 2019
- Stephen James Fenning since 2019
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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Hands @ Work in Africa UK 1 shared trustee
- Route2Freedom 1 shared trustee
- Town Estate Charity 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Carmona Charitable Trust Similar size; both Religion
- Hope 08 LTD Similar size; both Religion
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity With Saint Mary Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.forgechurch.com |
| companysecretary@forgechurch.com | |
| Phone | 01449710437 |
| Address | THE FORGE CHURCH, THE OLD CHAPEL, FORWARD GREEN, STOWMARKET, IP14 5HP |
Finances
£439,746 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £455,484 | £384,867 |
| 2021 | £378,657 | £413,955 |
| 2022 | £356,657 | £433,471 |
| 2023 | £389,273 | £390,304 |
| 2024 | £439,746 | £455,854 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OFEN LAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY;(B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 14 NOVEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 4 JULY 2007 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 17 DECEMBER 2008. as amended on 09 Dec 2021
Trustees (8)
- Jeremy Andrew Lingage band 45-49 since 2025
- Lois Sparkesage band 25-29 since 2025
- Michael Christopher Walshage band 45-49 since 2019
- Oliver Westmancottage band 45-49 since 2019
- Sarah Cobboldage band 35-39 since 2024
- Stephen James Fenningage band 60-64 since 2019
- Stephen John Urwinage band 55-59 since 2019
- Susanna Mary Sharp Donaldsonage band 55-59 since 2025
Linked company (Companies House)
The Forge Community Church · 04964286 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 14/11/2003
5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (3)
- Hands @ Work in Africa UK 1 shared trustee
- Route2Freedom 1 shared trustee
- Town Estate Charity 1 shared trustee
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