Registered charity (CIO) · Blackpool
Bispham Castaways
Bispham Castaways is a registered charity (number 1182404) based in Blackpool, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Susan Louise Hope since 2018. Latest income £5k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £5k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Blackpool
- Website
- www.facebook.com/The-Bispham-Castaways-Community-Theatre-Group-288716581708432 (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£5k£4k
- 2023£4k£3k
- 2022£3k£2k
Earlier years
- 2021£100£50
- 2020£4k£3k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN BISPHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, ARE:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE, THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THEATRE PERFORMANCES AND OTHER PERFORMANCE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT, PARTICIPATE AND ENGAGE IN THEATRE.B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH AND DISABILITY THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF THEATRE PERFORMANCES, OUTREACH AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PEOPLE.
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
- Susan Louise Hope Chair since 2018
- Angela Clair Crossley since 2018
- Debra ANN Flavell since 2018
- Hayley Price since 2018
- Ian Dodd since 2023
- Martin Thompson since 2019
- Suzanne Mceachran since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Louise Hope Chair since 2018
- Angela Clair Crossley since 2018
- Debra ANN Flavell since 2018
- Hayley Price since 2018
- Martin Thompson since 2019
- Suzanne Mceachran since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Susan Louise Hope Chair since 2018
- Angela Clair Crossley since 2018
- Debra ANN Flavell since 2018
- Hayley Price since 2018
- Ian Dodd since 2023
- Martin Thompson since 2019
- Suzanne Mceachran since 2019
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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
- 1182404
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Mar 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01253353224 · bispham.castaways@gmail.com
- 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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