Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
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
- Colin John Smith since 2013
- Charlotte Jessica Skeates since 2022
- Danton Ivan Vorster since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Colin John Smith since 2013
- Danton Ivan Vorster since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Charlotte Jessica Skeates since 2022
- Danton Ivan Vorster since 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Colin John Smith since 2013
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.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
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
- 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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