Registered charity (CIO) · Derbyshire
The Zink Project CIO
The prevention or relief of poverty in and around the area of the High Peak Borough Council in the County of Derbyshire or elsewhere in the United Kingdom, in particular, but not exclusively, by providing: items and services to individuals in need...
- 12 trustees
- Income £561k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alan ThompsonTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Graham JowettTrustee · since 2024
- Eileen Margaret VaughanTrustee · since 2025
- Joanne SandellTrustee · since 2023
- John NicholsonTrustee · since 2023
- Kirsten Margaret WilliamsTrustee · since 2015
- Laura BramwellTrustee · since 2025
- Linda GroobyTrustee · since 2022
- Lindsay Spence CroweTrustee · since 2025
- Mark RekiaTrustee · since 2024
- Sandra Dawn GreenTrustee · since 2023
- Turrum Mellor HughesTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Derbyshire
- Website
- www.zink.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£561k£346k
- 2024£407k£259k
- 2023£321k£229k
Earlier years
- 2022£458k£452k
- 2021£449k£198k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 13% · Government grants 22%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The prevention or relief of poverty in and around the area of the High Peak Borough Council in the County of Derbyshire or elsewhere in the United Kingdom, in particular, but not exclusively, by providing: items and services to individuals in need and the provision of education, training, healthcare projects, supported accommodation and all the necessary practical and emotional support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
Grants received
22 grants · £1,439,658 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 · £1,291,314 (8 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £50,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £35,000 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £15,179 (4 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Alan Thompson since 2022
- Dr Graham Jowett since 2024
- Eileen Margaret Vaughan since 2025
- Joanne Sandell since 2023
- John Nicholson since 2023
- Kirsten Margaret Williams since 2015
- Linda Grooby since 2022
- Lindsay Spence Crowe since 2025
- Mark Rekia since 2024
- Sandra Dawn Green since 2023
- Turrum Mellor Hughes since 2026
- Laura Bramwell since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Kirsten Margaret Williams since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alan Thompson since 2022
- Dr Graham Jowett since 2024
- Eileen Margaret Vaughan since 2025
- John Nicholson since 2023
- Kirsten Margaret Williams since 2015
- Mark Rekia since 2024
- Sandra Dawn Green since 2023
- Turrum Mellor Hughes since 2026
- Laura Bramwell since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Joanne Sandell since 2023
- Linda Grooby since 2022
- Lindsay Spence Crowe since 2025
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159875
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 09 JAN 2015AMENDED ON 06 MAY 2016AMENDED ON 07 FEB 2018 AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2022 AS AMENDED ON 29 MAY 2025AMENDED TO CIO FOUNDATION 20 NOV 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01298214926 · paul@zink.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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