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Life Dronfield

Life Dronfield is a registered charity (number 1176609) based in Derbyshire, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Richard Mattison since 2024. Latest income £170k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £170k (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, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Where
Derbyshire
Website
www.lifedronfield.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£170k£115k
  • 2024£72k£81k
  • 2023£21k£65k
Earlier years
  • 2022£50k£10k
  • 2021£40k£3k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE PARTICIPATING DENOMINATIONS WITH THE PARISH OF DRONFIELD AND HOLMSFIELD. (A) THE CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AND SACRAMENTS; (B) THE TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;(C) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE CHRISTIAN MISSION AND EVANGELISM; (D) PASTORAL WORK (INCLUDING VISITING THE SICK AND THE BEREAVED); (E) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (INCLUDING, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, THE ELDERLY, THE YOUNG, AND OTHER GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS);2. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;3. TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS;THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT (ÔAREA OF BENEFITÖ) SHALL BE DRONFIELD AND HOLMSFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREA.4 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED

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

4.9y median 6y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Economic/community Development/employment 7General Charitable Purposes 7Religious Activities 7

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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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£170k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1176609
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Jan 2018
Contact on the register
01332504654 · enquiries@lifedronfield.org
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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