Registered charity (CIO) · Swadlincote
People Express
People Express is a registered charity (number 1158735) based in Swadlincote, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by MR Chris Baldwin since 2015. Latest income £186k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as T/A People Express (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £186k (2026)
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Network
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Who leads it
- MR Chris BaldwinChair · since 2015
- Angela Archer CouncillorTrustee · since 2023
- Charlotte Hannah BirtlesTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Mark Adam KnightTrustee · since 2025
- Gray RodgersTrustee · since 2021
- Helen LitherlandTrustee · since 2015
- Mamuna AltafTrustee · since 2018
- Matthew Edward ClayTrustee · since 2021
- Neil JohnsonTrustee · since 2023
- She/Her Elodie HorsewellTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Derbyshire
- Website
- www.people-express.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£186k£167k
- 2025£154k£185k
- 2024£194k£190k
Earlier years
- 2023£141k£176k
- 2022£128k£144k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 70%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES WITH THE OBJECT OF INCREASING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY;B) TO USE THE ARTS TO DEVELOP THE CONFIDENCE, CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE THE MIDLANDS AND BEYOND, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
15 grants · £532,412 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £180,624 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £120,624 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £74,700 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £62,364 (2 grants)
- Youth Music · £55,200 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
10 trustees on the board
- MR Chris Baldwin Chair since 2015
- Angela Archer Councillor since 2023
- Charlotte Hannah Birtles since 2025
- Dr Mark Adam Knight since 2025
- Gray Rodgers since 2021
- Helen Litherland since 2015
- Mamuna Altaf since 2018
- Matthew Edward Clay since 2021
- Neil Johnson since 2023
- She/Her Elodie Horsewell since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- MR Chris Baldwin Chair since 2015
- Helen Litherland since 2015
- Mamuna Altaf since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- MR Chris Baldwin Chair since 2015
- Charlotte Hannah Birtles since 2025
- Gray Rodgers since 2021
- Helen Litherland since 2015
- Mamuna Altaf since 2018
- Matthew Edward Clay since 2021
- She/Her Elodie Horsewell since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Angela Archer Councillor since 2023
- Dr Mark Adam Knight since 2025
- Neil Johnson since 2023
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
- 1158735
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 01 OCT 2014AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2022 as amended on 21 Feb 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01283552962 · enquiries@people-express.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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