Registered charity (CIO) · Bolton
The Gold Foundation
The Gold Foundation is a registered charity (number 1152833) based in Bolton, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Franklin Paterson since 2013. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Gold (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
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, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Bolton, Burundi, Cameroon, Haiti and more
- Website
- www.thegoldfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2015: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Franklin Paterson Chair since 2013
- Jeff Harry since 2015
- Patrick Robert since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Franklin Paterson Chair since 2013
- Jeff Harry since 2015
- Patrick Robert since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Franklin Paterson Chair since 2013
- Jeff Harry since 2015
- Patrick Robert since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1152833
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Jul 2013
- Contact on the register
- 03008000013
- 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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