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Registered charity · Billericay

Friends of Lake Meadows

Friends of Lake Meadows is a registered charity (number 1157058) based in Billericay, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Charles Robert Novis since 2014. Latest income £17k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Folm (Charity Commission)

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £17k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Essex
Website
www.lakemeadows.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£17k£16k
  • 2025£3k£4k
  • 2024£3k£3k
Earlier years
  • 2023£2k£7k
  • 2022£11k£4k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 69%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") OF THE CHARITY ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BILLERICAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.(2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LAKE MEADOWS, BILLERICAY, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT OR FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE SUCH FACILITIES TO HELP WITH THE USE, APPRECIATION OR EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE THEREIN.

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

7.8y median 8.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£3k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1157058
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 02 OCT 2013AS AMENDED ON 10/04/2014 as amended on 27 Sep 2018
Contact on the register
01277631736 · info@lakemeadows.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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