The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The John Clare Society

Registered charity 1124846 Registered since 2008

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

11 trustees on the board

6y median 5.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 11Education/training 11

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

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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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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£18k 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.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.johnclare.org.uk
Emaildjsapt@gmail.com
Phone01462 631285
Address3 Astwick Road, Stotfold, HITCHIN, Hertfordshire, SG5 4AP

Finances

£18,433 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£9,400£6,275
2022£9,727£9,463
2023£8,572£9,727
2024£10,443£10,113
2025£18,433£15,462

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN, AND THE APPRECIATION OF THE WORKS AND LIFE OF JOHN CLARE, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS WHICH INCLUDE:. PROMOTING THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND EXCHANGE OF ITEMS OF LITERACY AND BIOGRAPHICAL INTEREST RELATING TO JOHN CLARE;. CONTINUING PUBLICATION OF HIS WORKS TO PROMOTE A WIDER APPRECIATION;. PROMOTING AND ORGANISING PUBLIC MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31 MAY 2008

Trustees (11)

11trustees
97median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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