Registered charity · Derby
Skill Force Development
- 14 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Christopher James Luck RAFTrustee · since 2018
- David CourtleyTrustee
- Jane LiddellTrustee · since 2014
- John GellettTrustee · since 2015
- Major General RetiredTrustee · since 2018
- Maria Elisabeth Johanna Pauline van BovenTrustee · since 2018
- Matt BriersTrustee · since 2018
- MS ABI TopleyTrustee · since 2014
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- Patrick TruemanTrustee · since 2017
- Paul KettTrustee · since 2018
- Rachel Elizabeth HangerTrustee · since 2015
- Shelley CollinsTrustee
- Sir Iain McmillanTrustee · since 2016
- Tim RennieTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Charitable objects
5. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO:- 5.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL OR FURTHER EDUCATION OR WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE DERIVING THE FULL BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL OR FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 5.2 THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. THE CHARITY WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTS PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY UTILISING THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF FORMER SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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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.
14 trustees on the board
- Christopher James Luck RAF since 2018
- David Courtley
- Jane Liddell since 2014
- John Gellett since 2015
- Major General Retired since 2018
- MS ABI Topley since 2014
- Maria Elisabeth Johanna Pauline van Boven since 2018
- Patrick Trueman since 2017
- Paul Kett since 2018
- Rachel Elizabeth Hanger since 2015
- Shelley Collins
- Sir Iain Mcmillan since 2016
- Tim Rennie since 2017
- Matt Briers since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher James Luck RAF since 2018
- Jane Liddell since 2014
- John Gellett since 2015
- Major General Retired since 2018
- MS ABI Topley since 2014
- Maria Elisabeth Johanna Pauline van Boven since 2018
- Patrick Trueman since 2017
- Paul Kett since 2018
- Rachel Elizabeth Hanger since 2015
- Sir Iain Mcmillan since 2016
- Tim Rennie since 2017
- Matt Briers since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Christopher James Luck RAF since 2018
- David Courtley
- Jane Liddell since 2014
- John Gellett since 2015
- Major General Retired since 2018
- MS ABI Topley since 2014
- Maria Elisabeth Johanna Pauline van Boven since 2018
- Patrick Trueman since 2017
- Paul Kett since 2018
- Shelley Collins
- Sir Iain Mcmillan since 2016
- Tim Rennie since 2017
- Matt Briers since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Rachel Elizabeth Hanger since 2015
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1105022
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 10 DECEMBER 2003, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18 JUNE 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 JAN 2017
- Contact on the register
- CREDITOR.CORRESPONDENCE@SMITHCOOPER.CO.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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