Registered charity (CIO) · Telford
Ironbridge Coracle Trust
Ironbridge Coracle Trust is a registered charity (number 1161685) based in Telford, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Mary Lewis since 2020. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as ICT (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Mary LewisChair · since 2020
- Connor John GibneyTrustee · since 2026
- Fern Amber BerryTrustee · since 2026
- Gemma Jane ShannahanTrustee · since 2026
- Graham PeetTrustee · since 2024
- Jeanette WhitfordTrustee · since 2026
- Julia TinkerTrustee · since 2020
- Lucy Emma Foster-BowenTrustee · since 2026
- Peter TwibillTrustee · since 2018
- Richard DowmanTrustee · since 2026
- Robert Edward QuarmbyTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin
- Website
- ironbridgecoracles.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£6k
- 2024£25k£35k
- 2023£111k£96k
Earlier years
- 2022£57k£81k
- 2021£122k£119k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE CRAFT OF CORACLES AND CORACLE MAKING IN THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE AND ON THE RIVER SEVERN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
Grants received
3 grants · £458,600 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 Heritage Fund · £443,600 (2 grants)
- Postcode Local Trust · £15,000
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Mary Lewis Chair since 2020
- Connor John Gibney since 2026
- Fern Amber Berry since 2026
- Gemma Jane Shannahan since 2026
- Graham Peet since 2024
- Jeanette Whitford since 2026
- Julia Tinker since 2020
- Lucy Emma Foster-Bowen since 2026
- Peter Twibill since 2018
- Richard Dowman since 2026
- Robert Edward Quarmby since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Twibill since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Mary Lewis Chair since 2020
- Connor John Gibney since 2026
- Fern Amber Berry since 2026
- Gemma Jane Shannahan since 2026
- Graham Peet since 2024
- Jeanette Whitford since 2026
- Julia Tinker since 2020
- Lucy Emma Foster-Bowen since 2026
- Peter Twibill since 2018
- Richard Dowman since 2026
- Robert Edward Quarmby since 2026
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1161685
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 15 May 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01952586901 · admin@ironbridgecoracles.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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