Registered charity (CIO) · Colne
Colne Citadel
Colne Citadel is a registered charity (number 1158372) based in Colne, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Gregory Whiteoak since 2014. Latest income £134k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £134k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- Where
- Lancashire
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£134k£161k
- 2024£157k£145k
- 2023£147k£121k
Earlier years
- 2022£56k£45k
- 2021£25k£20k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF COLNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Grants received
12 grants · £442,655 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 · £417,821 (7 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000 (2 grants)
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £2,990
- Sport England · £1,344
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £500
Most recent
- 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.
7 trustees on the board
- Gregory Whiteoak Chair since 2014
- Gavin Melling since 2022
- Julie Whiteoak since 2014
- Karl Marrion since 2024
- Linda Parker since 2026
- Philip Michael Johnson since 2026
- Rebecca Douglas since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Gregory Whiteoak Chair since 2014
- Julie Whiteoak since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Gavin Melling since 2022
- Karl Marrion since 2024
- Linda Parker since 2026
- Philip Michael Johnson since 2026
- Rebecca Douglas since 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Gregory Whiteoak Chair since 2014
- Julie Whiteoak since 2014
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
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158372
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 27 Aug 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01282543758 · colnecitadel@aol.co.uk
- 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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