The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Respite Association

Registered charity 1193232 CIO Registered since 2021

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland

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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.

5 trustees on the board

4.2y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

Portfolio (5)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£197k latest income

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.

Related organisations

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Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.respiteassociation.org
Emailhelp@respiteassociation.org
Phone01566783383
AddressHighfield Barn, Lewdown, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 4DS

Finances

£197,033 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£127,629£329,068
2022£108,911£132,414
2023£181,987£137,355
2024£197,033£216,991

What it does

What

DisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Services

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POVERTY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LONG-TERM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES, AND THEIR CARERS, WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY (A) OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THOSE IN NEED TO SECURE RESPITE CARE AND (B) PROVIDING RESPITE BREAKS AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR CARERS.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Jan 2021

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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