Registered charity (CIO) · Lowestoft
Gunton Woodland Burial Trust
- 4 trustees
- Income £234k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Religious Activities, Recreation
- Where
- Norfolk, Suffolk
- Website
- www.guntonwoodlandburial.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£234k£244k
- 2023£184k£175k
- 2022£136k£176k
Earlier years
- 2021£156k£115k
- 2020£111k£89k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
“TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND EDUCATION WOODLAND SITES FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD, TO DEVELOP AND PRESERVE THE SITES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SEMI-NATURAL WOODLAND ENVIRONMENT, TO ENSURE A DIVERSITY IN WOODLAND STRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES, OTHER CHARITIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ENGAGED IN MINISTRY OR PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE DYING AND THE BEREAVED.SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, OUT OF SURPLUS INCOME ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.”
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.
4 trustees on the board
- David William Ferns Chair since 2013
- Christopher Charles Songer since 2013
- Kay Bruce since 2017
- Pauline Dugan since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- David William Ferns Chair since 2013
- Christopher Charles Songer since 2013
- Kay Bruce since 2017
- Pauline Dugan since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David William Ferns Chair since 2013
- Christopher Charles Songer since 2013
- Kay Bruce since 2017
- Pauline Dugan since 2014
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156621
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Apr 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01502573258 · info@guntonwoodlandburial.co.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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