Registered charity (CIO) · Dorking
The Besom (Dorking)
The Besom (Dorking) is a registered charity (number 1123782) based in Dorking, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £14k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £14k (2025)
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
- Where
- Surrey
- Website
- www.thebesomindorking.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14k£16k
- 2024£18k£12k
- 2023£19k£25k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£20k
- 2021£9k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 81%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
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
- Anita Smith since 2022
- Ed Matthews since 2025
- James William Wood since 2014
- Joan Barbara Darling since 2019
- Paul Crozier since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- James William Wood since 2014
- Joan Barbara Darling since 2019
- Paul Crozier since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anita Smith since 2022
- Ed Matthews since 2025
- James William Wood since 2014
- Joan Barbara Darling since 2019
- Paul Crozier since 2018
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1123782
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 29 OCT 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07765598854 · dorkingbesom@live.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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