Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester
The Crosslane Foundation
The Crosslane Foundation is a registered charity (number 1179854) based in Manchester, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Thomas Hughes since 2018. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
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
- Throughout England And Wales, Malawi
- Website
- www.crosslanefoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021£21k£21k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION AND LEARNING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN THE UK AND ABROAD BY:1 SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE ACADEMIC FACILITIES AT EXISTING OR PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS ALSO ENABLING THEM TO ATTRACT THE WIDEST RANGE OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS.2 SUPPORTING AND INCREASING FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR TEACHING.3 SUPPORTING AWARENESS AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES TO INDIVIDUALS (OR GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS) ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A FORM OR PLACE OF EDUCATION.4 PROVIDING GRANTS AND/OR BURSARIES TO ASSIST OR ENABLE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO TAKE UP OFFERS OF PLACES TO ATTEND SECONDARY OR TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Thomas Hughes Chair since 2018
- James Metcalf since 2018
- Katharine Rebecca Critchley since 2018
- Michael Anthony James Sharples since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Thomas Hughes Chair since 2018
- James Metcalf since 2018
- Katharine Rebecca Critchley since 2018
- Michael Anthony James Sharples since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Thomas Hughes Chair since 2018
- James Metcalf since 2018
- Katharine Rebecca Critchley since 2018
- Michael Anthony James Sharples since 2018
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179854
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Sep 2018 as amended on 31 Mar 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01614997871 · enquiries@crosslanefoundation.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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