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Registered charity (CIO) · Hertfordshire

Birchanger Wood Trust 2018

Birchanger Wood Trust 2018 is a registered charity (number 1178590) based in Hertfordshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Michael Nolan since 2018. Latest income £15k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £15k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Essex, Hertfordshire
Website
www.birchangerwoodtrust.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2018

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£15k£7k
  • 2024£20k£17k
  • 2023£16k£33k
Earlier years
  • 2022£14k£8k
  • 2021£8k£3k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME ARE TO BE HELD ON TRUST TO BE APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC 1)TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ANCIENT WOODLAND OF BIRCHANGER WOOD2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE ANCIENT WOODLAND OF BIRCHANGER WOOD 3)TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING OR WORKING AND VISITORS TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT

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.

9 trustees on the board

5.6y median 8y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 9Other Charitable Purposes 8Recreation 8Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

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

Education 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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£15k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1178590
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 May 2018
Contact on the register
07761132054 · secretary@birchangerwoodtrust.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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