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Never Such Innocence
Never Such Innocence is a registered charity (number 1156148) based in London, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Lucy French since 2013. Latest income £349k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as N/A (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £349k (2025)
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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
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Belgium, Canada, Greece and more
- Website
- www.neversuchinnocence.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Never Such Innocence Limited
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£349k£294k
- 2024£293k£245k
- 2023£184k£218k
Earlier years
- 2022£258k£286k
- 2021£208k£170k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO SUPPORT SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DEEM BIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS:- GIVE US TIME, COMBAT STRESS, STEP SHORT, VETERANS AID AND LEGACY.
Grants received
9 grants · £316,494 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 · £120,400 (2 grants)
- Veterans Foundation · £95,000 (2 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £51,094 (4 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £50,000
Most recent
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Lucy French Chair since 2013
- Asim Hafiv since 2023
- Christopher Palmer OBE since 2025
- Donald Boyd since 2023
- Jasleen Singh since 2023
- Jane Franses since 2023
- Lieutenant Colonel Peter Poole since 2016
- Simon Linnett since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Lucy French Chair since 2013
- Lieutenant Colonel Peter Poole since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Lucy French Chair since 2013
- Asim Hafiv since 2023
- Donald Boyd since 2023
- Jasleen Singh since 2023
- Jane Franses since 2023
- Lieutenant Colonel Peter Poole since 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Palmer OBE since 2025
- Simon Linnett 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.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156148
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 SEP 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/03/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08680319 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02077591198 · enquiries@NEVERSUCHINNOCENCE.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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