The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

Besson Street Trust

Registered charity 1118010 Registered since 2007

Operates: Lewisham

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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.

12 trustees on the board

3.4y median 2y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (1)

12
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 11Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 13Property 8Arts and leisure 4

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£328k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.bessonstreet.org.uk
Emailinfo@bessonstreet.org.uk
Phone02076397605
AddressBESSON ST COMMUNITY GARDENS, BESSON ST, LONDON, SE14 5AE

Finances

£327,745 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£400,018£435,503
2022£305,564£358,953
2023£328,429£340,658
2024£346,888£343,773
2025£327,745£316,895

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE CHARITABLE COMPANY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE OF THE NEW CROSS GATE AND SURROUNDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR TO:IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IMPROVE HEALTH AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES, FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF RECREATIONAL, SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIESREDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETYRAISE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND PROMOTE QUALITY CHILDCAREPROMOTE GOOD QUALITY HOUSING AND ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT TO PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE DIRECTOR TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/06/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/10/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/10/2011 as amended on 30 May 2024

Trustees (12)

12trustees
50median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Besson Street Trust · 05862134 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 29/06/2006

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

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