A Passion for Life
Registered charity 1125822 CIO Registered since 2008
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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
- John Spencer Shaw Chair since 2021
- Andrew David Rees since 2024
- Brian William O'Donoghue since 2020
- Craig Cameron Dyer since 2021
- Elspeth Gillian Pitt since 2025
3.8y median 5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
14.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Brian William O'Donoghue since 2020
- Craig Cameron Dyer since 2021
- Elspeth Gillian Pitt since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- John Spencer Shaw Chair since 2021
- Andrew David Rees since 2024
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 5Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 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.
Other services 4Professional services 2Education 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.
incomespending£225k latest income
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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Bible Teaching Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Norfolk Gospel Partnership 1 shared trustee
- Citygates Church Norwich 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- EL Shaddai Dwxi Ppfi Similar size; both Religion
- Beis Hamedrash OHR Chodosh Limited Similar size; both Religion
- East Grinstead Trinity Methodist Church Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.apassionforlife.org.uk |
| admin@apassionforlife.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01444 458758 |
| Address | 14 Pasture Hill Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, West Sussex, RH16 1LX |
Finances
£224,881 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £100,022 | £95,074 |
| 2022 | £98,596 | £121,657 |
| 2023 | £47,966 | £8,697 |
| 2024 | £62,086 | £78,911 |
| 2025 | £224,881 | £161,240 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 21 JUN 2024
Trustees (5)
5trustees
56median age
0aged 70+
- John Spencer Shaw Chair since 2021
- Andrew David Reesage band 55-59 since 2024
- Brian William O'Donoghue since 2020
- Craig Cameron Dyer since 2021
- Elspeth Gillian Pitt since 2025
Connected charities (3)
- The Bible Teaching Trust 1 shared trustee
- Citygates Church Norwich 1 shared trustee
- The Norfolk Gospel Partnership 1 shared trustee
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