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Bellhurst Nature Conservation Trust
Bellhurst Nature Conservation Trust is a registered charity (number 1168094) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Jason Lavender since 2016. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £22k (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, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- East Sussex, Kent
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£41k
- 2024£24k£30k
- 2023£50k£49k
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£31k
- 2021£15k£32k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 68%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROJECTS AND CAUSES WHICH WILL IMPRVE AND ENRICH ALL PARTS OF SOCIETY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND FLORA AND FAUNA OF ECOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FLORA AND FAUNA.3) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE
Grants received
4 grants · £32,900 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
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £32,900 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Jason Lavender Chair since 2016
- Benedict John Bower since 2025
- David Rossney since 2016
- Leigh Richardson since 2016
- Ralph Hobbs since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Jason Lavender Chair since 2016
- David Rossney since 2016
- Leigh Richardson since 2016
- Ralph Hobbs since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Jason Lavender Chair since 2016
- Benedict John Bower since 2025
- David Rossney since 2016
- Leigh Richardson since 2016
- Ralph Hobbs 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.
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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
- 1168094
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 07 Jul 2016
- Contact on the register
- 02072991400 · shosier@geraldedelman.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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