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Greatest Expectations Limited
- 3 trustees
- Income £42k (2025)
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
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Durham, North Yorkshire, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and more
- Linked company
- Greatest Expectations Limited
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£42k£89k
- 2024£98k£123k
- 2023£345k£347k
Earlier years
- 2022£445k£480k
- 2021£682k£689k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
•THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING GRANTS,ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.•THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WITHIN THE TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THEIR PROVISION OF EDUCATION,TRAINING,HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.•TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.•FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ANY AGE IN THE TEES VALLEY IN SUCH WAYS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT,INCLUDING BY PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION TO PREPARE FOR ANY OCCUPATION,TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.•TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE TEES VALLEY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL,PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES.•FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR PLEASURE BY PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES,COMPETENCIES,SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.•THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.PROMOTING AND ASSISTING IN SOCIAL INCLUSION.•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT;FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;YOUTH OR OLD AGE;ILL HEALTH( PHYSICAL AND MENTAL);SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS;DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX,RACE,DISABILITY,ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF,CREED,SEXUAL ORIENTATION,OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT;POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT;RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING(THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS);CRIME(EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED,RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PART OF SOCIETY,AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.•TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE TEES VALLEY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN,RELIGION,BELIEF OR CREED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.•THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN,WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY,OR PARTS OF SOCIETY,DUE TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO ENABLE SINGLE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW SKILLS.THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH.•THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD HEALTH PRACTICES AMONG ALL AGES WITHIN THE TEES VALLEY.•TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS.•TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO GOOD HEALTH.•TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN HEALTH CARE THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS,COMMUNITY NETWORKS,NEWSLETTERS DEVOTED TO HEALTHCARE.
Grants received
4 grants · £37,271 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 · £29,473 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £7,798
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- William Henry Guthrie Chair since 2014
- Edna Donnelly since 2014
- Michael John Lithgo since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- William Henry Guthrie Chair since 2014
- Edna Donnelly since 2014
- Michael John Lithgo since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- William Henry Guthrie Chair since 2014
- Edna Donnelly since 2014
- Michael John Lithgo 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
- 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
- 1156726
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/04/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 07006082 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01642220777 · w.guthrie@greatestexpectations.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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