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Friends of Lanchester

Friends of Lanchester is a registered charity (number 1161580) based in Herts, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Helen Rosemary Gibson since 2021. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £22k (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
Where
Hertfordshire
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£22k£23k
  • 2024£10k£5k
  • 2023£10k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2022£10k£5k
  • 2021£2k£1k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 44%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY:DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL.ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

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.

4 trustees on the board

3.2y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£22k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1161580
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19/04/2015 as amended on 16 Jan 2023
Contact on the register
07941504398 · friendsoflanchester@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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