The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Velvet Foundation

Registered charity 1169789 Registered since 2016

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Israel

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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.

3 trustees on the board

11y median 11y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

23.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Property 13Business services 6Retail and trade 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£46k latest income

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.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Emaildavidrodney@velvetfoundation.org.uk
Phone07539 586335
AddressFirst Floor Winston House, 349 Regents Park Road, LONDON, N3 1DH

Finances

£45,613 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,146,009£647,501
2022£123,155£1,066,360
2023£2,188,767£802,336
2024£1,374,509£970,405
2025£45,613£109,072

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:-GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES 4.1.1 TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES)FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHETHER BY MAKING GRANTS OR OTHERWISE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FITFROM TIME TO TIME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THEFOLLOWING:PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP 4.1.2 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS, FACILITIES ANDSERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND TO CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TOPREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY;4.1.3 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING INTHE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARYSUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;RELIEF OF SICKNESS 4.1.4 TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICALILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BYTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORK AND RECREATION;4.1.5 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY MAKING GRANTS AND PROVIDINGITEMS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES, FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH; ANDADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION 4.1.6 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN THE SUBJECT OF THE JEWISHRELIGION BY MAKING GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION OF THEJEWISH RELIGION.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 SEP 2015

Trustees (3)

3trustees
77median age
3aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Velvet Foundation · 09797190 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 28/09/2015

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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