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Epistemic

Epistemic is a registered charity (number 1193217) based in High Wycombe, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Sophie Louise Harker since 2020. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
www.epistemic.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024£0£0
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022£500£0
  • 2021£0£0

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS TOPICS AND CAREERS AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

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.

7 trustees on the board

5.7y median 6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2021
2022
2024
incomespending

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1193217
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jan 2021
Contact on the register
07898018950 · contact@epistemic.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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