Charles Dickens Centre (GAD's Hill) Limited
Registered charity 1140957 Registered since 2011
Operates: Kent
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- Marion Dickens Chair
- Christopher Spree
- Claire Hitchcock since 2026
- Sir David Hugh Wootton since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Sir David Hugh Wootton since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Marion Dickens Chair
- Christopher Spree
- Claire Hitchcock since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Sir David Hugh Wootton since 2011
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.
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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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
- The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-UP & Innovation Fund Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Rochester Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- Royal Benevolent and Educational Fund for Watermen and Lightermen 1 shared trustee
- Cross Sector Safety and Security Communications 1 shared trustee
- The Woolmen's Company Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
- The City Arts Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.gadshillplace.com |
| information@gadshillplace.com | |
| Phone | 01474822366 |
| Address | Gad's Hill School, Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road,Higham, ROCHESTER, Kent, ME3 7PA |
Finances
£1,456 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £10 | £285 |
| 2022 | £0 | £191 |
| 2023 | £469 | £190 |
| 2024 | £1,944 | £672 |
| 2025 | £1,456 | £274 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE MUSEUM AT GAD'S HILL PLACE, HIGHAM, KENT TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/09/2010
Trustees (4)
- Marion Dickensage band 70-74 Chair
- Christopher Spreeage band 70-74
- Claire Hitchcockage band 60-64 since 2026
- Sir David Hugh Wootton since 2011
Linked company (Companies House)
Charles Dickens Centre (GAD's Hill) Limited · 07391645 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 29/09/2010
3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (9)
- Cross Sector Safety and Security Communications 1 shared trustee
- The Woolmen's Company Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1 shared trustee
- The Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sustainability Start-UP & Innovation Fund Limited 1 shared trustee
- The City Arts Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Morden College 1 shared trustee
- The Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames Poors Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Rochester Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Jesus College Boat Club Trust 1 shared trustee
- Royal Benevolent and Educational Fund for Watermen and Lightermen 1 shared trustee
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