Registered charity · Talgarth
Black Mountains College Project
For the public benefit, to advance the education for future generations, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by: 1. Supporting the delivery and development of non-accredited and accredited education at all levels, from entry...
- 10 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Chris BlakeChair · since 2018
- Chloe MasefieldTrustee · since 2025
- Eric LybeckTrustee · since 2024
- Joanne RoxburghTrustee · since 2024
- John TushinghamTrustee · since 2026
- Martin BurkeTrustee · since 2024
- Morgan PhillipsTrustee · since 2025
- Ruth PottsTrustee · since 2024
- Shirish KulkarniTrustee · since 2021
- Stuart De BooijTrustee · since 2025
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
- Website
- blackmountainscollege.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Black Mountains College Project
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£1.6m
- 2024£480k£568k
- 2023£601k£584k
Earlier years
- 2022£459k£446k
- 2021£217k£165k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
For the public benefit, to advance the education for future generations, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by: 1. Supporting the delivery and development of non-accredited and accredited education at all levels, from entry level to higher education. 2. Awarding scholarships and bursaries and offering residential accommodation in support of the above. 3. Undertaking research and practice on climate mitigation and adaptation in fields such as agriculture, energy, finance, and housing.
Grants received
5 grants · £1,024,862 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £652,862 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £350,000
- The Royal Countryside Fund · £22,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Chris Blake Chair since 2018
- Chloe Masefield since 2025
- Eric Lybeck since 2024
- Joanne Roxburgh since 2024
- John Tushingham since 2026
- Martin Burke since 2024
- Morgan Phillips since 2025
- Ruth Potts since 2024
- Shirish Kulkarni since 2021
- Stuart De Booij since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Chris Blake Chair since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Chris Blake Chair since 2018
- Eric Lybeck since 2024
- Joanne Roxburgh since 2024
- John Tushingham since 2026
- Morgan Phillips since 2025
- Ruth Potts since 2024
- Shirish Kulkarni since 2021
- Stuart De Booij since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Chloe Masefield since 2025
- Martin Burke since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
2.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 3.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1180681
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 FEB 2018 as amended on 03 Dec 2021 as amended on 03 Sept 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 11193702 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01874711888 · info@blackmountainscollege.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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