Friends of Twigs
Registered charity 1128280 Registered since 2009
Operates: Swindon
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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
- Alison Gardner since 2019
- Jenifer Howell since 2012
- Janet Thorley since 2015
- Liza Lishman since 2012
- Peter David since 2020
10.4y median 11y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Gardner since 2019
- Jenifer Howell since 2012
- Janet Thorley since 2015
- Liza Lishman since 2012
- Peter David since 2020
10.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alison Gardner since 2019
- Jenifer Howell since 2012
- Janet Thorley since 2015
- Liza Lishman since 2012
- Peter David since 2020
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Economic/community Development/employment 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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£11k 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.
Also active in the same field
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- The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Arts Society Liverpool Similar size; both Environment
- Elliot Dallen Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.friendsoftwigs.org.uk |
| friendsoftwigs@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 01793523294 |
| Address | C/O TWIGS, C/O MANOR GARDEN CENTRE, CHENEY MANOR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SWINDON, SN2 2QJ |
Finances
£11,314 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £16,639 | £3,724 |
| 2022 | £20,473 | £42,363 |
| 2023 | £13,278 | £19,506 |
| 2024 | £17,656 | £20,983 |
| 2025 | £11,314 | £10,471 |
What it does
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsOther Charitable ActivitiesTrustees (5)
5trustees
0aged 70+
- Alison Gardner since 2019
- Jenifer Howell since 2012
- Janet Thorley since 2015
- Liza Lishman since 2012
- Peter David since 2020
Connected charities (0)
No charities share a trustee (from current data).
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