The North Wall Trust

Registered charity 1146851 Registered since 2012

Operates: Oxfordshire

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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.

8 trustees on the board

Alan Kerr Buchanan since 2025
Emeline Winston since 2018
Georgina Arabella Sarah Dennis since 2015
Joseph Arthur Spence since 2026
Michael William Roulston since 2026
Nicholas Connaughton since 2020
Professor Louise L'Estrange Fawcett-Posada since 2021
Sarah Jane Ainsworth since 2026

3.9y median 3y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Emeline Winston since 2018
Georgina Arabella Sarah Dennis since 2015
Nicholas Connaughton since 2020

13y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Emeline Winston since 2018
Michael William Roulston since 2026
Nicholas Connaughton since 2020
Professor Louise L'Estrange Fawcett-Posada since 2021

Portfolio (4)

Alan Kerr Buchanan since 2025
Georgina Arabella Sarah Dennis since 2015
Joseph Arthur Spence since 2026
Sarah Jane Ainsworth since 2026

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 8Education/training 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 18Arts and leisure 3Professional services 2

Gaps to watch

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£652k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 1.4 in 2021

15 from 12 in 2023

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

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

ST Edward's School 3 shared trustees

Also active in the same field

Irie Dance Theatre Similar size; both Arts and culture
Tramshed Arts Similar size; both Arts and culture
Safe Ground Similar size; both Arts and culture
Dartford Arts Centre Similar size; both Arts and culture
Clonter Farm Music Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.thenorthwall.com
Email	contact@thenorthwall.com
Phone	01865319321
Address	ST. EDWARDS SCHOOL, WOODSTOCK ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7NN

Finances

£651,629 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£376,945	£431,235
2022	£474,325	£499,715
2023	£609,799	£559,740
2024	£620,175	£680,647
2025	£651,629	£625,777

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE ARTS (INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL COURSE AND PRODUCING NEW WORK), IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT. THE CHARITY'S ACTIVITIES WILL BE BASED, PRINCIPALLY, AT THE NORTH WALL ARTS CENTRE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 FEB 2012

Trustees (8)

8trustees

68median age

2aged 70+

Alan Kerr Buchananage band 65-69 since 2025
Emeline Winston since 2018
Georgina Arabella Sarah Dennisage band 55-59 since 2015
Joseph Arthur Spenceage band 65-69 since 2026
Michael William Roulstonage band 70-74 since 2026
Nicholas Connaughton since 2020
Professor Louise L'Estrange Fawcett-Posada since 2021
Sarah Jane Ainsworthage band 70-74 since 2026

Connected charities (2)

ST Edward's School 3 shared trustees
North Hinksey Church of England School 1 shared trustee

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