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The Boys' Brigade - London District
The Boys' Brigade - London District is a registered charity (number 1144648) based in London, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by Matthew James Smith since 2022. Latest income £453k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as The Boys' Brigade in London (Charity Commission)
- 14 trustees
- Income £453k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Matthew James SmithChair · since 2022
- Christopher James Peter NormanTrustee · since 2022
- Daniel Charles CrossTrustee · since 2021
- Edward Thomas SmithsonTrustee · since 2023
- James Arthur Lawrence Dias BowmanTrustee · since 2023
- James Michael BelshamTrustee · since 2023
- James Stuart PowellTrustee · since 2021
- Janice ANN SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Jason CloseTrustee · since 2023
- Joshua OrrTrustee · since 2026
- Louisa Julia HawkesTrustee · since 2023
- Phillip Graham NormanTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Ian John WorsfoldTrustee · since 2022
- Samuel Luke StevenTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Recreation
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.thebbinlondon.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Boys' Brigade-London District
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£453k£47k
- 2024£65k£64k
- 2023£49k£72k
Earlier years
- 2022£39k£57k
- 2021£67k£36k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
) THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AMONG BOYS AND THE PROMOTION OF HABITS OF OBEDIENCE, REVERENCE, DISCIPLINE, SELF-RESPECT AND ALL THAT TENDS TO A TRUE CHRISTIAN MANLINESS.2) AND ALL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND LAWFUL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,000 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
- Sport England · £2,000
Most recent
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
- Matthew James Smith Chair since 2022
- Christopher James Peter Norman since 2022
- Daniel Charles Cross since 2021
- Edward Thomas Smithson since 2023
- Janice ANN Smith since 2023
- James Arthur Lawrence Dias Bowman since 2023
- James Michael Belsham since 2023
- James Stuart Powell since 2021
- Jason Close since 2023
- Joshua Orr since 2026
- Louisa Julia Hawkes since 2023
- Phillip Graham Norman since 2021
- Rev Ian John Worsfold since 2022
- Samuel Luke Steven since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Christopher James Peter Norman since 2022
- Daniel Charles Cross since 2021
- Edward Thomas Smithson since 2023
- James Arthur Lawrence Dias Bowman since 2023
- James Michael Belsham since 2023
- James Stuart Powell since 2021
- Jason Close since 2023
- Joshua Orr since 2026
- Louisa Julia Hawkes since 2023
- Phillip Graham Norman since 2021
- Rev Ian John Worsfold since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Matthew James Smith Chair since 2022
- Janice ANN Smith since 2023
- Samuel Luke Steven since 2025
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144648
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/10/2011 as amended on 18 Feb 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 07828055 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0208 441 4539 · enquiries@thebbinlondon.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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