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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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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 total

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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.

5.2y median 5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

7
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 8Disability 1Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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.

Property 6Other services 2Tech and media 1

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£83k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

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
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