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The Tappenden Charity

Registered charity 1129037 Registered since 2009

Operates: Hertfordshire

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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.

10y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

20.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

3
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 2Education/training 2General Charitable Purposes 2Accommodation/housing 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.

Business services 3Other services 2Dormant 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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£194k 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.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Phone01992300333
Address24 CASTLE STREET, HERTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG14 1HP

Finances

£194,472 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£140,574£103,527
2022£189,888£169,755
2023£173,347£147,824
2024£198,347£129,607
2025£194,472£152,656

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

1) IN THIS CLAUSE "CHARITY" MEANS ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ANY INSTITUTION WHETHER CORPORATE OR NOT (INCLUDING ANY TRUST OR UNDERTAKING) WHICH IS ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND "CHARITIES" HAS A CORRESPONDING MEANING.2) THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL PAY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITABLE FUND TO SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES AND IF MORE THAN ONE IN SUCH SHARE OR SHARES AND IN SUCH MANNER GENERALLY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERIOD OF TWENTY ON YEARS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ACCUMULATE THE SHALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME THEREOF IN ANY MANNER HEREBY AUTHORISED SO THAT ANY ACCUMULATION SO MADE SHALL FORM AN ACCRETION TO THE CAPITAL FROM WHICH SUCH INCOME AROSE FOR ALL PURPOSES.3) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING TRUST OF INCOME THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER AT ANYTIME OR TIMES TO PAY TRANSFER OR APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITABLE FUND TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITY OR CHARITIES IN SUCH SHARES IF MORE THAN ONE AND IN SUCH MANNER GENERALLY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/06/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/02/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/05/2012

Trustees (3)

3trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Tappenden Charity · 05892698 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 01/08/2006

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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