The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Samuel Bishop Foundation, Newenden Kent

Registered charity 1101307 Registered since 2003

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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5
trustees on the board
8y median 8.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
8.6y
average years in governance
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

EmailJILLIANELDRIDGE@HOTMAIL.COM
Phone01797252894
Address4 HERON COTTAGES, LOSSENHAM LANE, NEWENDEN, CRANBROOK, TN18 5QE

Finances

£788 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£640£1,040
2021£773£700
2022£702£700
2023£772£580
2024£788£420

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

THE SCHOOL PREMISES OF THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE USED BY THE TRUSTEES, SO FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE, FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS OR CHILDREN ONLY OF THE LABOURING, MANUFACTURING, AND OTHER POORER CLASSES IN THE SAID PARISH:- A) CLASSES FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.B) EVENING OR OTHER CLASSES FOR INSTRUCTION IN SECULAR SUBJECTS, OR LECTURES OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER.C) PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION BY MEANS OF A GYMNASIUM OR OTHERWISE.D) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF A LIBRARY OR READING ROOM (WITH REGARD AMONG OTHER THINGS TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS PURSUING THEIR EDUCATION) AND THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING IN THE DAY OR EVENING.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 23 AUGUST 1907 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 31 JULY 1931

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

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