Registered charity · Portsmouth
Abijah Trust
- 4 trustees
- Income £40k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Barnsley, Birmingham City, Plymouth City, Portsmouth City and more
- Website
- www.faithandfootball.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£40k£25k
- 2023£50k£40k
- 2022£30k£19k
Earlier years
- 2021£25k£16k
- 2020£29k£24k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN PORTSMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY PROMOTING THE USE OF AND INVOLVEMENT IN SPORT (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOOTBALL) BY CHURCHES, INTER CHURCH GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST(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(C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS 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.
Grants received
3 grants · £9,400 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 · £5,400
- Henry Smith Foundation · £4,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Gary Chapman since 2018
- Linvoy Stephen Primus since 2013
- Naomi Jane Thakur since 2025
- Peter Jeffs
Trustees past 6 years
- Gary Chapman since 2018
- Linvoy Stephen Primus since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Gary Chapman since 2018
- Linvoy Stephen Primus since 2013
- Naomi Jane Thakur since 2025
- Peter Jeffs
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1103783
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 24 NOVEMBER 2003.
- Contact on the register
- 02392382789
- 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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