Registered charity (CIO) · Llandrindod Wells
Shakespeare Link
Shakespeare Link is a registered charity (number 1185804) based in Llandrindod Wells, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Barbara Stow since 2019. Latest income £58k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £58k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Barbara StowChair · since 2019
- Andrew CresswellTrustee · since 2021
- Carole Jean WalshTrustee · since 2023
- Dorothy May HerbertTrustee · since 2025
- Jessica Ann Ellen GoodeTrustee · since 2020
- Kevin James HerbertTrustee · since 2025
- Marie Therese Ann Gibson-Watt M.A.Trustee · since 2019
- Penelope Anne LewnsTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Canada, China, Isle Of Man and more
- Website
- www.shakespearelink.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£58k£50k
- 2024£68k£65k
- 2023£76k£75k
Earlier years
- 2022£34k£56k
- 2021£102k£42k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE USE OF SHAKESPEAREAN AND OTHER DRAMA AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO PROMOTE THEIR MENTAL MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT.
Grants received
7 grants · £49,720 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
- Community Foundation in Wales · £22,220 (4 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £20,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £7,500
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- Postcode Community Trust
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Barbara Stow Chair since 2019
- Andrew Cresswell since 2021
- Carole Jean Walsh since 2023
- Dorothy May Herbert since 2025
- Jessica Ann Ellen Goode since 2020
- Kevin James Herbert since 2025
- Marie Therese Ann Gibson-Watt M.A. since 2019
- Penelope Anne Lewns since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Barbara Stow Chair since 2019
- Marie Therese Ann Gibson-Watt M.A. since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Barbara Stow Chair since 2019
- Dorothy May Herbert since 2025
- Jessica Ann Ellen Goode since 2020
- Marie Therese Ann Gibson-Watt M.A. since 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew Cresswell since 2021
- Carole Jean Walsh since 2023
- Kevin James Herbert since 2025
- Penelope Anne Lewns since 2023
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1185804
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Oct 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01597811487 · info@shakespearelink.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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