Registered charity (CIO) · Winchester
Martin Read Foundation
Martin Read Foundation is a registered charity (number 1156661) based in Winchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by MRS Beccy Read since 2014. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Mrfoundation (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £3k (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
- Where
- West Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and more
- Website
- www.martinreadfoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£2k
- 2024£4k£2k
- 2023£6k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£3k£2k
- 2021£1k£653
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK IN THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPOSITION OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: (A) UNDERTAKING A SELECTION PROCESS TO IDENTIFY COMPOSITION STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO OFFER. (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SELECTED COMPOSITION STUDENTS, THROUGH SUCH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM, FOR EXAMPLE FUNDING TOWARDS THE COST OF TUTORIAL MENTORSHIPS. (C)PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE POSSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITIONS THROUGH THIS SCHEME.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- MRS Beccy Read Chair since 2014
- Alison Willis since 2016
- Alexander Edward Ling since 2022
- Frederick Ralph Dean Hodkin since 2020
- Joseph Spooner since 2026
- Simon Speare since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- MRS Beccy Read Chair since 2014
- Alison Willis since 2016
- Simon Speare since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- MRS Beccy Read Chair since 2014
- Alison Willis since 2016
- Alexander Edward Ling since 2022
- Frederick Ralph Dean Hodkin since 2020
- Joseph Spooner since 2026
- Simon Speare since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1156661
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 11 Apr 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01962860886 · beccy@martinreadfoundation.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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