The 5BEL Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1184057 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.9y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Transport 6Other services 3Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
The Heritage Electric Trains Trust 1 shared trustee
Stationers' Company's School Lodge NO 7460 Masonic Benevolent Association 1 shared trustee
National Transport Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Heritage Electric Trains Trust 1 shared trustee
National Transport Trust 1 shared trustee
Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
Stationers' Company's School Lodge NO 7460 Masonic Benevolent Association 1 shared trustee
Sheffield Music Makers Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Vanza Community of South London Similar size; both Arts and culture

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Contact

Website	www.brightonbelle.com
Email	admin@brightonbelle.com
Phone	07841578423
Address	52-55 TRAFALGAR STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4EB

Finances

£9,677 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£11,201,503	£86,303
2021	£399,547	£91,176
2022	£11,255	£102,739
2023	£9,485	£97,437
2024	£9,677	£74,686

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND LEARNING AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATION OF AND EXHIBITION OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING, IN PARTICULAR, THE BRIGHTON BELLE, ESTABLISHING A MUSEUM FOR THE SAFE-KEEPING AND EXHIBITION OF THEM AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF BRITISH ELECTRIC TRAINS AND OTHER VEHICLES.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jun 2019

Trustees (7)

7trustees

80median age

1aged 70+

IAN Arthur Brown CBEage 80 Chair since 2019
Douglas Stuart Lindsay since 2021
Dr Stephen Edward Murfitt since 2019
Michael Clifford Hart since 2019
Reginald Arthur Murray Davies since 2024
Rev Stephen Richard Baxter since 2019
Stuart Andrew Wilkinson since 2019

Connected charities (4)

National Transport Trust 1 shared trustee
Stationers' Company's School Lodge NO 7460 Masonic Benevolent Association 1 shared trustee
Rother Valley Railway Heritage Trust 1 shared trustee
The Heritage Electric Trains Trust 1 shared trustee

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