Registered charity · Cambridge
Downing Place United Reformed Church, Cambridge, General Funds Charity
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
- 14 trustees
- Income £426k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison Esther BinneyTrustee · since 2023
- David Derek BushTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Alan James Robertson RickardTrustee · since 2018
- Dr Charles Christopher Augur PearceTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Elizabeth Cornelia De Bruin-LaraTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Robert Connon SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Dr William Owen SaxtonTrustee · since 2025
- George William Adams DevineTrustee · since 2025
- Hazel Joy SandersonTrustee · since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth BellTrustee · since 2025
- Jane BowerTrustee · since 2016
- Philippa Millington JonesTrustee · since 2016
- Sonya Clare SireauTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen Thornton CBETrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- downingplaceurc.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£426k£600k
- 2023£450k£588k
- 2022£676k£521k
Earlier years
- 2021£440k£406k
- 2020£456k£352k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
The object of the Charity is the advancement of the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the Scheme of Union of the United Reformed Church.
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Alison Esther Binney since 2023
- David Derek Bush since 2025
- Dr Alan James Robertson Rickard since 2018
- Dr Charles Christopher Augur Pearce since 2023
- Dr Elizabeth Cornelia De Bruin-Lara since 2019
- Dr Robert Connon Smith since 2023
- Dr William Owen Saxton since 2025
- George William Adams Devine since 2025
- Hazel Joy Sanderson since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth Bell since 2025
- Jane Bower since 2016
- Philippa Millington Jones since 2016
- Stephen Thornton CBE since 2016
- Sonya Clare Sireau since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Alan James Robertson Rickard since 2018
- Dr Elizabeth Cornelia De Bruin-Lara since 2019
- Jane Bower since 2016
- Philippa Millington Jones since 2016
- Stephen Thornton CBE since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Alison Esther Binney since 2023
- David Derek Bush since 2025
- Dr Alan James Robertson Rickard since 2018
- Dr Charles Christopher Augur Pearce since 2023
- Dr Elizabeth Cornelia De Bruin-Lara since 2019
- Dr Robert Connon Smith since 2023
- Dr William Owen Saxton since 2025
- George William Adams Devine since 2025
- Hazel Joy Sanderson since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth Bell since 2025
- Jane Bower since 2016
- Philippa Millington Jones since 2016
- Stephen Thornton CBE since 2016
- Sonya Clare Sireau since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1131462
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ACTS (1972 AND 1981) AND SCHEME OF UNION (1972) 01/01/1973 as amended on 26 Apr 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01223 756635
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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