Registered charity · Chelmsford
The Project for Modern Democracy
- 3 trustees
- Income £7k (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
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.p4md.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Project for Modern Democracy
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£25k
- 2024£162k£200k
- 2023£226k£214k
Earlier years
- 2022£235k£204k
- 2021£246k£236k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO:1. THE PROMOTION OF EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO ACHIEVE BETTER DECISION MAKING AND MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ON A NON-PARTY POLITICAL BASIS.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO INFORM AND CONTRIBUTE TO OVERALL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ON ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY. 3. THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT BY THE PUBLIC IN GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRATIC DECISION MAKING PROCESSES WITH AN INTENDED OUTCOME OF ENABLING PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITIES, HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY
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
- Lord Nicholas Herbert CBE PC Chair since 2013
- GUY Ernest Baker since 2017
- Mark Jonathan Melvin since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Lord Nicholas Herbert CBE PC Chair since 2013
- GUY Ernest Baker since 2017
- Mark Jonathan Melvin since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Mark Jonathan Melvin since 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Lord Nicholas Herbert CBE PC Chair since 2013
- GUY Ernest Baker since 2017
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
- 1154924
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03 APR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/11/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08472163 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07537 187202 · info@p4md.org
- 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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