Friends of the Ferns

Registered charity 1157612 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.5y median 4y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.6y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Education 3Arts and leisure 1Construction 1

Boards that share trustees

Ipswich Furniture Project 1 shared trustee
John Dorkin's Charity 1 shared trustee
Ipswich Community Playbus 1 shared trustee

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Ipswich Furniture Project 1 shared trustee
John Dorkin's Charity 1 shared trustee
Ipswich Community Playbus 1 shared trustee
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Brown Edge and Endon Community First Responders Similar size; both Health

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Contact

Website	www.friendsoftheferns.co.uk
Email	luke.morris@scruttonbland.co.uk
Phone	01473 945731
Address	c/o Scrutton Bland, Fitzroy House, Crown Street, Ipswich, IP1 3LG

Finances

£1,251 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£2,809	£4,824
2022	£1,960	£4,547
2023	£10,471	£4,211
2024	£1,057	£4,772
2025	£1,251	£3,932

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

OBJECTIVE TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS OF PERSONS, RESIDENT IN SUFFOLK, RECOVERING FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS.?

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 26 Jun 2014

Trustees (4)

4trustees

82median age

1aged 70+

Elizabeth Mary Harsantage 82 since 2016
Elizabeth Matterson since 2022
Helena Gurney since 2022
Luke Morris since 2022

Connected charities (3)

John Dorkin's Charity 1 shared trustee
Ipswich Community Playbus 1 shared trustee
Ipswich Furniture Project 1 shared trustee

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