Registered charity (CIO) · London
Howden Foundation
The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, to advance any charitable purpose as defined from time to time by the laws of England and Wales, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants, items and services to one or more of...
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Philip HowdenChair · since 2024
- Dr Thomas Charles MitchellTrustee · since 2026
- Heather GoodhewTrustee · since 2021
- Louise Fenella Cable-AlexanderTrustee · since 2022
- Lucy Emma DormandyTrustee · since 2022
- Nick StaceTrustee · since 2026
- Rachel Louise TurnerTrustee · since 2026
- Rebecca Briony ScottTrustee · since 2021
- Serge ThierietTrustee · since 2025
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 4 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Germany, India and more
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£3.9m
- 2024£87k£1.9m
- 2023£18k£609k
Earlier years
- 2022£7.1m£967k
- 2021£284k£2.0m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The Objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit, to advance any charitable purpose as defined from time to time by the laws of England and Wales, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants, items and services to one or more of individuals in need, charities and other organisations and for charitable purposes anywhere in the world.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- David Philip Howden Chair since 2024
- Dr Thomas Charles Mitchell since 2026
- Heather Goodhew since 2021
- Louise Fenella Cable-Alexander since 2022
- Lucy Emma Dormandy since 2022
- Nick Stace since 2026
- Rachel Louise Turner since 2026
- Rebecca Briony Scott since 2021
- Serge Thieriet since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- David Philip Howden Chair since 2024
- Dr Thomas Charles Mitchell since 2026
- Heather Goodhew since 2021
- Louise Fenella Cable-Alexander since 2022
- Lucy Emma Dormandy since 2022
- Nick Stace since 2026
- Rebecca Briony Scott since 2021
- Serge Thieriet since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Rachel Louise Turner since 2026
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
92.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156286
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 MAR 2014AMENDED ON 14/09/2015 AS AMENDED ON 05 JUN 2020 AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2020 AS AMENDED ON 05 NOV 2020AMENDED ON 01 DEC 2023 as amended on 30 Jul 2024 as amended on 30 Jul 2024 as amended on 05 Dec 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02073984888
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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