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Friends of Clarence Holmfield and Thornes (Chat) Parks

Registered charity 1166255 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: City Of Wakefield

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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.

8 trustees on the board

7.5y median 9y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8

Gaps to watch

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

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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£20k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.chatparks.org.uk
Emailinfo@chatparks.org.uk
Phone01924373014
Address101 THORNES ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8QD

Finances

£21,023 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£38,975£5,864
2022£11,447£14,512
2023£14,694£15,487
2024£19,686£19,705
2025£21,023£10,533

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WAKEFIELD AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CLARENCE HOLMFIELD AND THORNES PARKS.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 30 Mar 2016

Trustees (8)

8trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (3)

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