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The Ringtons "TEA Growing Community" Charitable Trust

The Ringtons "TEA Growing Community" Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 1152164) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £45k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £45k (2025)

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

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Who leads it

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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£45k£76k
  • 2024£41k£14k
  • 2023£37k£53k
Earlier years
  • 2022£26k£22k
  • 2021£26k£38k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST AND SHALL APPLY THE INCOME ONLY FOR THE OBJECTS. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD (WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND WORKERS IN THE TEA INDUSTRY LIVING IN EAST AFRICA OR OTHER REGIONS WHERE TEA IS CULTIVATED OR USED IN PRODUCTION):3.1 THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY:3.1.1 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;3.1.2 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES;3.1.3 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF BUILDINGS, ACCOMMODATION, SHELTER, INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES;3.1.4 PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND WORKING CONDITIONS; AND3.1.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.3.2 THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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

10y median 13y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3Environment/conservation/heritage 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.

Business services 2Arts and leisure 1Other services 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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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£45k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1152164
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 30 APR 2013
Contact on the register
01912097030 · tgctrust@ringtons.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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