Registered charity (CIO) · St. Helens
The Lester Drive Centre
- 5 trustees
- Income £10k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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, Recreation
- Where
- St Helens
- Website
- www.lesterdrivecentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£10k£11k
- 2025£12k£10k
- 2024£11k£10k
Earlier years
- 2023£10k£8k
- 2022£3k£9k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF ECCLESTON, ST HELENS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFAREFOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AMONGST ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN ECCLESTON, ST HELENS, BY OFFERING ADVICE, SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- MRS Martlew Chair since 2016
- Andrew Martlew since 2015
- MR Martlew since 2016
- MRS Sharrock since 2016
- MRS Woodcock since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- MRS Martlew Chair since 2016
- Andrew Martlew since 2015
- MR Martlew since 2016
- MRS Sharrock since 2016
- MRS Woodcock since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- MRS Sharrock since 2016
Portfolio (4)
- MRS Martlew Chair since 2016
- Andrew Martlew since 2015
- MR Martlew since 2016
- MRS Woodcock since 2016
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
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165855
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 03 Mar 2016
- Contact on the register
- 0174426813 · lesterdrivecentre@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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