Registered charity · Tyne and Wear
The Gefrin Trust
(1) For the public benefit, to advance education in archaeology and/or history directly or indirectly relating to Northumberland and/or neighbouring counties.(2) For the public benefit, the preservation, conservation and study of the legally...
- 7 trustees
- Income £6k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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
- Where
- Northumberland
- Website
- www.gefrintrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Gefrin Trust
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6k£11k
- 2024£1k£3k
- 2023£969£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£7k£920
- 2021£1k£949
Charitable objects
(1) For the public benefit, to advance education in archaeology and/or history directly or indirectly relating to Northumberland and/or neighbouring counties.(2) For the public benefit, the preservation, conservation and study of the legally protected monument known as Yeavering or Ad Gefrin and/or other ancient or historical sites in Northumberland and/or neighbouring counties.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Prof Christopher Michael Gerrard Chair since 2009
- Hugh Ferrand since 2024
- Jane Beacham since 2024
- MRS Kate Wilson since 2013
- Peter Topping since 2021
- Professor Sarah Semple since 2010
- Timothy Maxwell since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Prof Christopher Michael Gerrard Chair since 2009
- MRS Kate Wilson since 2013
- Professor Sarah Semple since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Prof Christopher Michael Gerrard Chair since 2009
- Hugh Ferrand since 2024
- Jane Beacham since 2024
- MRS Kate Wilson since 2013
- Professor Sarah Semple since 2010
- Timothy Maxwell since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Peter Topping since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 1160711
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/12/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/02/2015 as amended on 10 Dec 2024 as amended on 10 Mar 2025 as amended on 12 Dec 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 05306702 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07563952662 · topping.pete@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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