Registered charity (CIO) · Essex
Brentwood School CIO
- 16 trustees
- Income £44m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lord Black of Brentwood MA Mcipr FrsaChair · since 2013
- Amanda Hardy KCTrustee · since 2016
- David ElmsTrustee · since 2013
- DR Christopher Adam Tout MA PHDTrustee · since 2013
- Dr Hilary Ann EwingTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Mark FentonTrustee · since 2022
- Jasmin BryanTrustee · since 2018
- Jason FergusTrustee · since 2021
- John Griffith-JonesTrustee · since 2018
- Jonathan Peter WadgeTrustee · since 2024
- Matthew HampsonTrustee · since 2020
- Paul Beresford FnaeaTrustee · since 2013
- Philip MachrayTrustee · since 2023
- Robert MclintockTrustee · since 2013
- Scott NorrisTrustee · since 2018
- The Venerable Christopher Mark BurkeTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.brentwoodschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£44m£40m
- 2024£45m£40m
- 2023£43m£35m
Earlier years
- 2022£37m£32m
- 2021£34m£29m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN OR NEAR BRENTWOOD IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION AND CONDUCT OF A DAY OR DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS AND BY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY (IN SUCCESSION TO THE CHARITY KNOWN AS SIR ANTHONY BROWNE’S SCHOOL TRUST (NO: 310864)); (B) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF BENEFICIARIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY: (I) AWARDING TO BENEFICIARIES SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS, OR AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTEES; (II) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS) TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, AND TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE, OCCUPATION OR SERVICE ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
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.
16 trustees on the board
- Lord Black of Brentwood MA Mcipr Frsa Chair since 2013
- Amanda Hardy KC since 2016
- David Elms since 2013
- DR Christopher Adam Tout MA PHD since 2013
- Dr Hilary Ann Ewing since 2026
- Dr Mark Fenton since 2022
- Jasmin Bryan since 2018
- Jason Fergus since 2021
- John Griffith-Jones since 2018
- Jonathan Peter Wadge since 2024
- Matthew Hampson since 2020
- Paul Beresford Fnaea since 2013
- Philip Machray since 2023
- Robert Mclintock since 2013
- Scott Norris since 2018
- The Venerable Christopher Mark Burke since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Lord Black of Brentwood MA Mcipr Frsa Chair since 2013
- Amanda Hardy KC since 2016
- David Elms since 2013
- DR Christopher Adam Tout MA PHD since 2013
- Jasmin Bryan since 2018
- John Griffith-Jones since 2018
- Matthew Hampson since 2020
- Paul Beresford Fnaea since 2013
- Robert Mclintock since 2013
- Scott Norris since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (16)
- Lord Black of Brentwood MA Mcipr Frsa Chair since 2013
- Amanda Hardy KC since 2016
- David Elms since 2013
- DR Christopher Adam Tout MA PHD since 2013
- Dr Hilary Ann Ewing since 2026
- Dr Mark Fenton since 2022
- Jasmin Bryan since 2018
- Jason Fergus since 2021
- John Griffith-Jones since 2018
- Jonathan Peter Wadge since 2024
- Matthew Hampson since 2020
- Paul Beresford Fnaea since 2013
- Philip Machray since 2023
- Robert Mclintock since 2013
- Scott Norris since 2018
- The Venerable Christopher Mark Burke since 2023
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
15.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 17.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1153605
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 30 AUG 2013AMENDED ON 02/01/2014
- Contact on the register
- 01277243251 · HEADMASTER@BRENTWOOD.ESSEX.SCH.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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