Ottery Help Scheme

Registered charity 1150898 Registered since 2013

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.1y median 5.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.5y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 8Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 2Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 8Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Rotary Club of Otter Valley Trust Fund 2 shared trustees
Ottery Church Corporation 1 shared trustee
Devon Memory Cafe Consortium 1 shared trustee

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Rotary Club of Otter Valley Trust Fund 2 shared trustees
Devon Memory Cafe Consortium 1 shared trustee
Ottery Church Corporation 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.otteryhelpscheme.org.uk
Email	info@otteryhelpscheme.org.uk
Phone	01404813041
Address	Ottery Help Scheme, 11 Silver Street, Ottery St Mary, EX11 1DB

Finances

£229,765 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£102,168	£76,974
2022	£146,653	£113,432
2023	£191,730	£154,528
2024	£267,269	£197,293
2025	£229,765	£235,934

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS IN OTTERY ST MARY, DEVON AND SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING WITH THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 JAN 2013

Trustees (8)

8trustees

74median age

7aged 70+

Succession outlook: 7 of 8 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Jill Mary Duddingage 73 Chair since 2017
Christopher Highnamage 84 since 2013
David Charles Gurneyage 77 since 2020
Elizabeth Tapperage 68 since 2025
Jillian Dorothy Read-Brownage 72 since 2025
Judith Mary Reynoldsage 71 since 2015
Michael Joseph Hopkinsage 75 since 2021
Paul Edwin Shinglerage 79 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Ottery Help Scheme · 08354771 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 10/01/2013

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

Rotary Club of Otter Valley Trust Fund 2 shared trustees
Devon Memory Cafe Consortium 1 shared trustee
Ottery Church Corporation 1 shared trustee

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