The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Friends of ST Mary's Petworth

Registered charity 1144557 Registered since 2011

Operates: West Sussex

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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.

7 trustees on the board

11.6y median 15y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

17.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

2
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 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7Accommodation/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.

Arts and leisure 3Other services 2Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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£7k latest income

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.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

EmailNICHOLASNWHEELER@HOTMAIL.COM
Phone01798343777
AddressCoppards, Middle Street, PETWORTH, GU28 0BE

Finances

£13,308 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2022£8,063£19,148
2023£7,218£52,065
2024£8,188£38,840
2025£7,057£3,029
2026£13,308£7,464

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING THE HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF PETWORTH, WEST SUSSEX AND ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING THOSE WITH LEGAL RESPONSBILITY FOR THE GRADE II LISTED CHURCH BUILDING OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN PETWORTH (HEREINAFTER CALLED "ST MARY'S CHURCH") TO MAINTAIN IT IN A CONDITION WHERE IT CAN REMAIN OPEN NOT ONLY FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP BUT FOR THE PROMOTION OF MUSIC, THE ARTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE OR EQUIP IT ACCORDINGLY.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 11 OCT 2010

Trustees (7)

7trustees
77median age
2aged 70+

Connected charities (5)

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