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Urban Shift

Urban Shift is a registered charity (number 1161768) based in Bolton, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Moira Frew since 2014. Latest income £10k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £10k (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
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities and 1 more
Where
Bolton, South Africa
Website
www.urbanshift.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£10k£10k
  • 2024£21k£25k
  • 2023£7k£7k
Earlier years
  • 2022£20k£14k
  • 2021£5k£4k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN BOLTON, UK AND IN SOUTH AFRICA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BOLTON, UK AND SOUTH AFRICA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LIFE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF STUDY, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PEOPLE PREDOMINANTLY IN BOLTON, UK, SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHER AREAS THROUGH?SPONSORSHIP FOR FORMAL EDUCATION?COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES?TRAINING (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING) AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING?RESEARCH AND ADDING TO COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF STUDY AND EXPERTISE?THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGTO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN BOLTON, SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHER AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AND CARRYING OUT MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORKTHE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN BOLTON, SOUTH AFRICA, AND OTHER AREAS THROUGH THE?THE PROMOTION OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION ?THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING?THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING

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

11.5y median 11.5y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.1y
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 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£21k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1161768
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 JAN 2015
Contact on the register
07863123579 · urbanshift.sa@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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