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  • 3 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Afghanistan, Haiti, India and more
Website
h2g2.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2012

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021--

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TAKING AS THEIR INSPIRATION THE LIFE AND WORK OF DOUGLAS ADAMS, THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY, WHICH WILL OPERATE NOT ONLY NATIONALLY BUT ALSO INTERNATIONALLY, SHALL BE: 1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS - VERBAL, WRITTEN AND OTHER, INCLUDING THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - AT ALL LEVELS FROM BEGINNING TO ADVANCED AND THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IN LITERACY, FOR ALL WITHOUT RESTRICTION OF CLASS, CASTE, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AGE, POLITICAL OPINION OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:2.1 THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF HIGH STANDARDS, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN ALL FORMS OF THE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORD, WHETHER FICTION OR NON-FICTION.2.2 THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF HIGH STANDARDS, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN ALL BRANCHES OF SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS AND ESPECIALLY IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.

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.

3 trustees on the board

14y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

22.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
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 3Education/training 3

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

Professional services 1Retail and trade 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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
1149839
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 FEB 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/11/2012
Contact on the register
02083862165 · info@hitchhikerfoundation.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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