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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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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, 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 total

360Giving 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

  • Youth Music £27,6002023-09-28
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £90,3122022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £90,3122022-10-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002022-02-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,0002020-09-01
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

5.3y median 5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

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 10Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 8Economic/community Development/employment 2

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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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£154k latest income

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
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