Registered charity (CIO) · Camberley
The Besom in Camberley
The Besom in Camberley is a registered charity (number 1160548) based in Camberley, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Gregory Reeve since 2022. Latest income £111k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Camberley Besom (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £111k (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
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Surrey
- Website
- www.thebesomincamberley.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£111k£125k
- 2024£129k£133k
- 2023£115k£111k
Earlier years
- 2022£49k£39k
- 2021£61k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN CAMBERLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF GOODS, IN PARTICULAR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FOOD, TO PERSONS IN NEED.
Grants received
2 grants · £4,039 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
- Community Foundation for Surrey · £4,039 (2 grants)
Most recent
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 Reeve Chair since 2022
- Karen Mary Kendall since 2021
- Katharine Bateman since 2022
- Margaret Cox since 2022
- Neil Lyddiatt since 2021
- Penelope Dinning since 2024
- Susan Elizabeth Rackham since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Elizabeth Rackham since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Gregory Reeve Chair since 2022
- Karen Mary Kendall since 2021
- Katharine Bateman since 2022
- Margaret Cox since 2022
- Neil Lyddiatt since 2021
- Penelope Dinning since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Susan Elizabeth Rackham 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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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
- 1160548
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Feb 2015 as amended on 21 Oct 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07527396683 · camberleybesom@gmail.com
- 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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