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ST Ives Free Church (United Reformed) Charity

ST Ives Free Church (United Reformed) Charity is a registered charity (number 1132694) based in St. Ives, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Neville Runham since 2019. Latest income £166k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as ST Ives Free Church Charity (Charity Commission)

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 £166k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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
www.stivesfreechurch.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2009

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£166k£212k
  • 2023£173k£203k
  • 2022£197k£178k
Earlier years
  • 2021£139k£151k
  • 2020£135k£156k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 23%. From the charity's annual return.

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

5.7y median 5.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

0
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 14

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • 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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£166k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1132694
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUSTS DISTILLED FROM THE UNITED REFORM CHURCH ACTS OF PARLIAMENT (1972 AND 1982) AND THE SCHEME OF UNION (1972)
Contact on the register
01480 468535 · office@stivesfreechurch.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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