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The Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools
- 15 trustees
- Income £969k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Charlotte Jane MartenChair · since 2024
- Alexander Thomas HitchensTrustee · since 2026
- Barnaby James NorthoverTrustee · since 2023
- Caroline Louise JordanTrustee · since 2022
- Christine Margaret KeunenTrustee · since 2022
- Diana Elizabeth Deborah RobinsonTrustee · since 2023
- Glenn Victor HandleyTrustee · since 2026
- Irfan Hamid LatifTrustee · since 2021
- John David EdwardTrustee · since 2023
- Margaret GardinerTrustee · since 2025
- Michael William GregsonTrustee · since 2018
- Monica BhandariTrustee · since 2025
- Paul Mark Dillon-RobinsonTrustee · since 2018
- Sophie-Anne ReesTrustee · since 2024
- TOM Beardmore-GrayTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.agbis.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£969k£829k
- 2023£860k£778k
- 2022£761k£735k
Earlier years
- 2021£634k£610k
- 2020£607k£629k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
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.
15 trustees on the board
- Charlotte Jane Marten Chair since 2024
- Alexander Thomas Hitchens since 2026
- Barnaby James Northover since 2023
- Caroline Louise Jordan since 2022
- Christine Margaret Keunen since 2022
- Diana Elizabeth Deborah Robinson since 2023
- Glenn Victor Handley since 2026
- Irfan Hamid Latif since 2021
- John David Edward since 2023
- Margaret Gardiner since 2025
- Michael William Gregson since 2018
- Monica Bhandari since 2025
- Paul Mark Dillon-Robinson since 2018
- Sophie-Anne Rees since 2024
- TOM Beardmore-Gray since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael William Gregson since 2018
- Paul Mark Dillon-Robinson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alexander Thomas Hitchens since 2026
- Barnaby James Northover since 2023
- Christine Margaret Keunen since 2022
- Irfan Hamid Latif since 2021
- John David Edward since 2023
- Margaret Gardiner since 2025
- Michael William Gregson since 2018
- Sophie-Anne Rees since 2024
Portfolio (7)
- Charlotte Jane Marten Chair since 2024
- Caroline Louise Jordan since 2022
- Diana Elizabeth Deborah Robinson since 2023
- Glenn Victor Handley since 2026
- Monica Bhandari since 2025
- Paul Mark Dillon-Robinson since 2018
- TOM Beardmore-Gray since 2021
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.
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
10.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 5.7 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1108756
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/08/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/02/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/04/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22/02/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/03/2013 as amended on 17 Mar 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 05217162 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01438840730 · ops@agbis.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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