Registered charity (CIO) · Reading
52 Lives
- 5 trustees
- Income £370k (2025)
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.52-lives.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£370k£394k
- 2024£371k£329k
- 2023£345k£336k
Earlier years
- 2022£357k£408k
- 2021£350k£316k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS BY PROVISION OF GOODS OR SERVICES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY;B) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO AS TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND ASSIST PERSONS TO ADAPT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY;D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
Grants received
2 grants · £19,253 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 Community Fund · £19,253 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Laura Britland Furness Chair since 2018
- Barry Trout since 2015
- Charles Henry Welham since 2018
- Jonathan Thurston since 2016
- Jane Cockerell since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Laura Britland Furness Chair since 2018
- Barry Trout since 2015
- Charles Henry Welham since 2018
- Jonathan Thurston since 2016
- Jane Cockerell since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Laura Britland Furness Chair since 2018
- Barry Trout since 2015
- Charles Henry Welham since 2018
- Jonathan Thurston since 2016
- Jane Cockerell since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1166238
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 29 Mar 2016
- Contact on the register
- 00 · jaime@52-lives.org
- 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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