Shakespeare Link
Registered charity 1185804 CIO Registered since 2019
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Canada, China, Isle Of Man, Latvia, Lebanon, Philippines, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Mauritius, Poland
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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
4.1y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Barbara Stow Chair since 2019
- Marie Therese Ann Gibson-Watt M.A. since 2019
12y
average years in governance
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
3
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7General Charitable Purposes 7Animals 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2Other services 1
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£58k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Cantorion Llandrindod 1 shared trustee
- The Mammal Society 1 shared trustee
- Royal British Legion Builth Wells Branch Trust 1 shared trustee
- Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management 1 shared trustee
- Builth Wells Community Arts 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Bedford Area Schools Christian Support Trust Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.shakespearelink.org.uk |
| info@shakespearelink.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01597811487 |
| Address | PENLANOLE, LLANWRTHWL, LLANDRINDOD WELLS, LD1 6NN |
Finances
£58,237 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £102,485 | £41,716 |
| 2022 | £34,068 | £55,811 |
| 2023 | £75,599 | £75,390 |
| 2024 | £67,939 | £64,842 |
| 2025 | £58,237 | £50,126 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable 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.
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Oct 2019
Trustees (8)
8trustees
72median age
2aged 70+
- Barbara Stowage band 75-79 Chair since 2019
- Andrew Cresswell since 2021
- Carole Jean Walshage band 70-74 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 Lewnsage band 60-64 since 2023
Connected charities (5)
- Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management 1 shared trustee
- The Mammal Society 1 shared trustee
- Builth Wells Community Arts 1 shared trustee
- Cantorion Llandrindod 1 shared trustee
- Royal British Legion Builth Wells Branch Trust 1 shared trustee
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