Registered charity · Bristol
Ambition Lawrence Weston
- 11 trustees
- Income £2.3m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jordon HuddChair · since 2018
- Birgit ThornhillTrustee · since 2014
- Charlie May LongTrustee · since 2026
- Jackie CrouchTrustee · since 2014
- Jake Edwin MorganTrustee · since 2024
- Jamie SiggersTrustee · since 2013
- Jonathan William MackenzieTrustee · since 2026
- Kyle PerkinsTrustee · since 2024
- Norman James LaityTrustee · since 2021
- Stephen HallTrustee · since 2013
- Waltraud PospischilTrustee · since 2013
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Bristol City
- Website
- www.ambitionlw.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Ambition Lawrence Weston
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£2.3m£304k
- 2023£451k£617k
- 2022£330k£236k
Earlier years
- 2021£278k£307k
- 2020£282k£221k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 62%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AREA. THE PROMOTION OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF LAWRENCE WESTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;(I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP(II) THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT OF PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES(III) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT(IV) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME(V) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS(VI) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH OF LOCAL INHABITANTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(VII) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALESB. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LAWRENCE WESTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.C. ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES THAT MAY BE AGREED BY THE TRUSTEES SUBJECT TO THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION.
Grants received
18 grants · £669,890 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £546,570 (3 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £65,000
- Quartet Community Foundation · £33,320 (13 grants)
- OVO Foundation · £25,000
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Jordon Hudd Chair since 2018
- Birgit Thornhill since 2014
- Charlie May Long since 2026
- Jamie Siggers since 2013
- Jackie Crouch since 2014
- Jake Edwin Morgan since 2024
- Jonathan William Mackenzie since 2026
- Kyle Perkins since 2024
- Norman James Laity since 2021
- Stephen Hall since 2013
- Waltraud Pospischil since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Jordon Hudd Chair since 2018
- Birgit Thornhill since 2014
- Jamie Siggers since 2013
- Jackie Crouch since 2014
- Stephen Hall since 2013
- Waltraud Pospischil since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Jordon Hudd Chair since 2018
- Birgit Thornhill since 2014
- Charlie May Long since 2026
- Jamie Siggers since 2013
- Jackie Crouch since 2014
- Jake Edwin Morgan since 2024
- Jonathan William Mackenzie since 2026
- Kyle Perkins since 2024
- Norman James Laity since 2021
- Stephen Hall since 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Waltraud Pospischil 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
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
5.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152237
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 AUG 2012
- Companies House
- Company number 08179331 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01179235112 · mark@ambition-lw.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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