Registered charity (CIO) · Norfolk
Simple Norfolk
Simple Norfolk is a registered charity (number 1175056) based in Norfolk, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by A. J. Barreto since 2016. Latest income £66k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Inspire Focus, Inspire Focus Woodworks (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £66k (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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 6 more
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.simplenorfolk.com/www.inspirefocus.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£66k£79k
- 2024£90k£87k
- 2023£46k£41k
Earlier years
- 2022£89k£94k
- 2021£71k£71k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 56%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN NORFOLK (OR OTHER AREAS BY THE WAY OF PARTNERSHIPS, IN OTHER PARTS OF ENGLAND), THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS MUSIC AND ARTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE;(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, MENTORING, AND ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND TO IMPROVE FURTHER EDUCATIONAL, CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF, RACE, OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
7 grants · £40,270 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 · £21,450 (3 grants)
- Postcode Places Trust · £10,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £7,020
- Suffolk Community Foundation · £1,800 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Places Trust
- 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.
7 trustees on the board
- A. J. Barreto Chair since 2016
- A. Dias since 2016
- A. Nunes since 2016
- D. Stankevicius since 2016
- J. Dubery since 2016
- J. Lima since 2016
- M. J. Fonseca since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- A. J. Barreto Chair since 2016
- A. Dias since 2016
- A. Nunes since 2016
- D. Stankevicius since 2016
- J. Dubery since 2016
- J. Lima since 2016
- M. J. Fonseca since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- A. J. Barreto Chair since 2016
- A. Dias since 2016
- A. Nunes since 2016
- D. Stankevicius since 2016
- J. Dubery since 2016
- J. Lima since 2016
- M. J. Fonseca 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
- 1175056
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Oct 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07984953557 · carla.b@simplenorfolk.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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