Registered charity · England
The Centre for Entrepreneurs
- 6 trustees
- Income £357k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.centreforentrepreneurs.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Centre for Entrepreneurs LTD
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£357k£410k
- 2024£479k£644k
- 2023£462k£938k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.5m£974k
- 2021£894k£974k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING BY:(A) THE TEACHING OF BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS THROUGH SEMINARS, LECTURES, TRAINING COURSES; (B) THE FUNDING OF AND THE PROVISION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO UNDERTAKE BUSINESS INTERNSHIPS; AND(C) FUNDING AND UNDERTAKING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE; AND (2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING: (A) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH BUSINESS TRAINING; (B) BRINGING TOGETHER COMMERCIAL PARTNERS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF HARDSHIP OR OTHER FINANCIAL NEED THROUGH HELP IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS; AND(C) TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRISONERS BY THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PRISONS AND FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Grants received
1 grant · £150,150 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £150,150
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Oliver John Woodforde Pawle Chair
- Andrew JOY since 2013
- Carolyn Dawson since 2022
- Deirdre Marie Stirling since 2011
- Joanna Santinon since 2022
- Joseph Hubback since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew JOY since 2013
- Deirdre Marie Stirling since 2011
- Joseph Hubback since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Andrew JOY since 2013
- Carolyn Dawson since 2022
- Deirdre Marie Stirling since 2011
- Joanna Santinon since 2022
- Joseph Hubback since 2014
Portfolio (1)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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
- 1140102
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 DECEMBER 2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 OCT 2017 as amended on 14 May 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 07469562 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07432559563 · info@centreforentrepreneurs.org
- 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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