The Besom (Dorking)

Registered charity 1123782 CIO Registered since 2008

Operates: Surrey

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.4y median 7y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.7y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experience

Education 1Property 1

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Contact

Website	www.thebesomindorking.com
Email	dorkingbesom@live.co.uk
Phone	07765598854
Address	The Besom, Curtis Road, DORKING, RH4 1EJ

Finances

£13,825 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,895	£11,327
2022	£27,545	£19,954
2023	£18,655	£24,813
2024	£17,992	£11,820
2025	£13,825	£15,550

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human Resources

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 29 OCT 2021

Trustees (5)

5trustees

59median age

1aged 70+

Anita Smith since 2022
Ed Matthews since 2025
James William Woodage 44 since 2014
Joan Barbara Darling since 2019
Paul Crozierage 73 since 2018

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