Registered charity (CIO) · Halstead
Braintree Recreation CIO
Braintree Recreation CIO is a registered charity (number 1193648) based in Halstead, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by James Smith Farquhar since 2022. Latest income £94k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £94k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.braintreerec.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£94k£134k
- 2024£143k£15k
- 2023£0£0
Earlier years
- 2022£0£0
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRAINTREE & BOCKING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- James Smith Farquhar Chair since 2022
- Donna Farquhar since 2021
- Ian Mark Doughty since 2024
- Paul Mcquillan since 2021
- Shaun Dedman since 2021
- Steven Robert Thompson since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- James Smith Farquhar Chair since 2022
- Ian Mark Doughty since 2024
- Paul Mcquillan since 2021
- Steven Robert Thompson since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Donna Farquhar since 2021
- Shaun Dedman since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1193648
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Feb 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07766953184 · info@braintreerec.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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