Registered charity (CIO) · Peterborough
Sunflower Seed Preschool
Sunflower Seed Preschool is a registered charity (number 1177943) based in Peterborough, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Lianne Desborough since 2024. Latest income £246k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £246k (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
- Education/training
- Where
- Peterborough City
- Website
- sunflower-seed.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£246k£235k
- 2024£253k£216k
- 2023£207k£225k
Earlier years
- 2022£232k£201k
- 2021£191k£170k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 51%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES LIVING OR WORKING WITHIN THE NORTHBOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 11;2. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT BY DEVELOPING CHILDREN' MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 11.3. THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED VIA PROVISION OF:PRE-SCHOOL FACILITIESBEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBHOLIDAY CLUB
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Lianne Desborough Chair since 2024
- Ben Kibble since 2024
- Hollie Deboo since 2026
- Jacqui Geer since 2022
- Jonathan Judge since 2023
- Joseph Sismey since 2025
- Katie De Bes since 2025
- Stella Gatehouse since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Lianne Desborough Chair since 2024
- Ben Kibble since 2024
- Hollie Deboo since 2026
- Jacqui Geer since 2022
- Jonathan Judge since 2023
- Joseph Sismey since 2025
- Katie De Bes since 2025
- Stella Gatehouse since 2020
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1177943
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Apr 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01733253685 · office@sunflower-seed.co.uk
- 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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