Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Communigrow
Communigrow is a registered charity (number 1159534) based in Kent, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Caroline Pearce since 2019. Latest income £257k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £257k (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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex and more
- Website
- www.communigrow.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£257k£208k
- 2024£175k£198k
- 2023£215k£194k
Earlier years
- 2022£258k£159k
- 2021£127k£105k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN RESPONSIBLE FOOD FARMING ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DIRECTLY LINK WITH FARMING AND TO RECONNECT WITH WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM AND HOW TO ENJOY LOCAL, HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE FOOD.
Grants received
12 grants · £546,880 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 · £410,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £77,500 (4 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £28,080 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £28,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,300
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
- Caroline Pearce Chair since 2019
- Alan Piper since 2016
- Elizabeth Lockwood since 2024
- Natasha Stille since 2025
- Nathan Omane since 2025
- Rebecca Prince Dr since 2024
- Sharon Looker since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Caroline Pearce Chair since 2019
- Alan Piper since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Caroline Pearce Chair since 2019
- Alan Piper since 2016
- Elizabeth Lockwood since 2024
- Natasha Stille since 2025
- Nathan Omane since 2025
- Rebecca Prince Dr since 2024
- Sharon Looker since 2026
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
- 1159534
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 08 Dec 2014 as amended on 23 Jan 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07415749193 · caroline.pearce@communigrow.org.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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