Registered charity (CIO) · Derbyshire
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
- Richard Mattison Chair since 2024
- Carmel Chaplain since 2025
- David Dalton since 2018
- Dr Ross Ashley since 2018
- Muriel Dalton since 2018
- Rev. Dr. Christopher Walton since 2020
- Thomas Johnson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- David Dalton since 2018
- Dr Ross Ashley since 2018
- Muriel Dalton since 2018
- Rev. Dr. Christopher Walton since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Richard Mattison Chair since 2024
- Carmel Chaplain since 2025
- David Dalton since 2018
- Dr Ross Ashley since 2018
- Muriel Dalton since 2018
- Rev. Dr. Christopher Walton since 2020
- Thomas Johnson since 2025
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
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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