Friends of Shenstone Tower

Registered charity 1187173 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Staffordshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.5y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.9y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Amateur Sport 1Education/training 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shenstone 1 shared trustee
Shenstone Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
The King George V Memorial Scouts and Guides Recreation Lands 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Shenstone Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shenstone 1 shared trustee
The King George V Memorial Scouts and Guides Recreation Lands 1 shared trustee
The Snipe Charitable Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
Dartford Choral Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
Sheffield Music Makers Similar size; both Arts and culture

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Contact

Website	https://theoldchurchtoweratshenstone.org/fost/
Email	ADMIN@SHENSTONE-STAFFS.GOV.UK
Phone	01543481947
Address	25C Main Street, Shenstone, LICHFIELD, Staffordshire, WS14 0LZ

Finances

£9,695 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£31,012	£18,091
2021	£241,652	£162,650
2022	£299,570	£350,251
2023	£12,880	£29,468
2024	£9,695	£11,151

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

RESTORE, PRESERVE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDER PUBLIC, THE HISTORIC ENGLAND GRADE 2* LISTED (AT RISK) OLD CHURCH TOWER (LIST ENTRY NUMBER 10388300) SPECIFICALLY TO:DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY USE OF THE TOWER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC; AS AN INTIMATE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS; AS AN HISTORICAL LEARNING CENTRE AND AS A VIEWING PLATFORM ON THE ESTABLISHED SHENSTONE HERITAGE TRAIL.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 Jan 2020

Trustees (10)

10trustees

70median age

1aged 70+

Jeremy David Cottonage 70 Chair since 2019
Bronwen Brazell Ross since 2019
Ian Richard Law since 2023
Joseph James David Matile since 2020
Karen Jane Welch since 2019
Paula Ball since 2019
Peter William Lawrence since 2023
Rev Jonathan Iddon since 2025
Shirley Ann O'Mara since 2019
Stuart Alan Jones since 2019

Connected charities (3)

The King George V Memorial Scouts and Guides Recreation Lands 1 shared trustee
Shenstone Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Shenstone 1 shared trustee

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