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The Balsdon Trust
- 5 trustees
- Income £33k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 4 more
- Where
- Cornwall, Devon
- Website
- www.thebalsdontrust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£33k£36k
- 2025£33k£40k
- 2024£31k£27k
Earlier years
- 2023£31k£33k
- 2022£28k£31k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN THE PROMOTION OF GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA. IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES MAY APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:(I) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES.(II) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.(III) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS OF ALL KINDS.(IV) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.(V) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE.(VI) THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.(VII) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES.(VIII) THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.(IX) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS AND SERVICES OR FACILITIES.(X) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OR DISABILITY, OR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, EITHER GENERALLY OF INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.(XI) THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.(XII) THE GRANT OF MONEY TO OTHER REGISTERED CHARITIES OPERATING WHOLLY OR PARTLY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR TO ANY DISASTER OF SIMILAR PUBLIC APPEAL FUND INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT OR RELIEF FOR PERSONS SUFFERING OR IN NEED WHO RESIDE IN OR ARE CONNECTED WITH THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
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.
5 trustees on the board
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian James Wonnacott since 2014
- MR Micahel Justin Colleypriest Miller since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Brian James Wonnacott since 2014
- Colin Henry Balsdon
Portfolio (3)
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.
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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
- 1114545
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 3 MAY 2006
- Contact on the register
- 01409255784 · clerk@thebalsdontrust.co.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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