Registered charity (CIO) · Frome
The POD
The POD is a registered charity (number 1161092) based in Frome, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Moira Spence since 2021. Latest income £125k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £125k (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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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027
Provide delivery of Adult Skills fund Community Learning courses - DWP funding
About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.thepodcharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£125k£116k
- 2025£121k£95k
- 2024£98k£82k
Earlier years
- 2023£96k£70k
- 2022£72k£60k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
?TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO IN-TEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.?
Grants received
22 grants · £226,377 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
- BBC Children in Need · £60,325 (3 grants)
- Postcode Local Trust · £60,000 (2 grants)
- Somerset Community Foundation · £51,500 (9 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,730 (2 grants)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation · £15,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
- Postcode Local 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Moira Spence Chair since 2021
- Emily Denne since 2025
- Melanie Macer since 2026
- Michael Rhodes since 2024
- Sarah Drake since 2014
- Victoria Hall since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Drake since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Emily Denne since 2025
- Melanie Macer since 2026
- Michael Rhodes since 2024
- Sarah Drake since 2014
- Victoria Hall since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Moira Spence Chair since 2021
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
- 1161092
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 27 Mar 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07546781615 · admin@thepodcharity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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