Catch the Fire, Farnborough
Registered charity 1189161 CIO Registered since 2020
Operates: Throughout England
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Rev Christopher Bird Chair since 2020
- Abraham Marais since 2020
- Christine Widdowson since 2022
- David Andrew Richards since 2020
- Jonathan Clarke since 2022
5.2y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Christopher Bird Chair since 2020
- Abraham Marais since 2020
- David Andrew Richards since 2020
7y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Abraham Marais since 2020
- Christine Widdowson since 2022
- Jonathan Clarke since 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Christopher Bird Chair since 2020
- David Andrew Richards since 2020
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company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 5Education/training 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.
Other services 2Construction 1Finance 1
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.
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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£253k latest income · spending exceeded income 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
- Catch the Fire Bournemouth 1 shared trustee
- Mychurch 1 shared trustee
- Catch the Fire Ministries (UK) 1 shared trustee
- Catch the Fire Three Rivers 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Findon Valley Free Church (Baptist) Similar size; both Religion
- Beis Aharon of Olesk Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.ctffarnborough.com |
| ctffarnborough@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 07974782565 |
| Address | Denom Cottage, Blackstock Lane, Nately Scures, HOOK, Hampshire, RG27 9PH |
Finances
£252,738 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £143,393 | £140,466 |
| 2022 | £227,949 | £212,761 |
| 2023 | £203,281 | £220,222 |
| 2024 | £226,460 | £259,144 |
| 2025 | £252,738 | £263,142 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, AND CHRISTIAN OUTREACH AND SUPPORT IN THE FARBOROUGH AREA, AND INTERNATIONALLY
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Apr 2020
Trustees (5)
5trustees
59median age
0aged 70+
- Rev Christopher Bird Chair since 2020
- Abraham Marais since 2020
- Christine Widdowson since 2022
- David Andrew Richardsage band 55-59 since 2020
- Jonathan Clarke since 2022
Connected charities (4)
- Mychurch 1 shared trustee
- Catch the Fire Three Rivers 1 shared trustee
- Catch the Fire Bournemouth 1 shared trustee
- Catch the Fire Ministries (UK) 1 shared trustee
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