Registered charity · Suffolk
The Christopher Centre
The Christopher Centre is a registered charity (number 1120942) based in Suffolk, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Robin William Ryding Hodgkinson. Latest income £83k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £83k (2025)
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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
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.christophercentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Christopher Centre
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£83k£75k
- 2024£66k£62k
- 2023£51k£52k
Earlier years
- 2022£50k£60k
- 2021£64k£39k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND/OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL VOLUNTARY AND OTHER SERVICES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A COMMUNITY CENTRE, KNOWN AS "THE CHRISTOPHER CENTRE", WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER BODY FOR THE BENEFIT AND USE OF THE INHABITANTS RESIDING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Grants received
3 grants · £41,414 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £33,000
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £8,414 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Robin William Ryding Hodgkinson Chair
- Belinda Joyce Green since 2022
- Caroline Jean Wells since 2018
- David John Lowe since 2017
- David John Sullivan since 2021
- Jennifer MAY Wilkins
- Jesse Kate Carter since 2021
- Susan Linda Howting since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Caroline Jean Wells since 2018
- David John Lowe since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Belinda Joyce Green since 2022
- Caroline Jean Wells since 2018
- David John Lowe since 2017
- David John Sullivan since 2021
- Jesse Kate Carter since 2021
- Susan Linda Howting since 2026
Portfolio (2)
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
- 1120942
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 MARCH 2007
- Companies House
- Company number 06173167 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01787313914 · info@christophercentre.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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