Registered charity (CIO) · Essex
Touchpoint
The provision of community facilities, primarily in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire, in the interests of improving the wellbeing of persons who by reason of age, poverty or social and economic circumstances will benefit from them, specifically...
- 7 trustees
- Income £228k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Recreation
- Where
- Essex, Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.thetouchpoint.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£228k£163k
- 2024£216k£202k
- 2023£81k£70k
Earlier years
- 2022£69k£20k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 44%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The provision of community facilities, primarily in Uttlesford, Essex and Hertfordshire, in the interests of improving the wellbeing of persons who by reason of age, poverty or social and economic circumstances will benefit from them, specifically but not limited to:The prevention and relief of poverty and the preservation and promotion of good health, nutrition and social inclusion in such ways as the trustees may at their discretion think fit, including:1) the collection and redistribution of surplus food;2) the provision of support related to preparedness for the entry or return to the workplace; and3) the encouragement and organisation of members of the public to undertake voluntary charitable work.To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment through the reduction of waste (in particular food waste) and increasing knowledge and understanding of its adverse environmental impacts.
Grants received
9 grants · £67,900 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,750 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £18,650 (4 grants)
- Postcode Places Trust · £15,000
- Allen Lane Foundation · £3,500
- SHAREGIFT · £1,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Edward William Welch since 2026
- Elissa Faye Burgoine since 2021
- Fiona Louise Venus since 2023
- Laura Johnson since 2026
- Paul Andrew Livingstone-Chambers since 2021
- Richard Peter Jones since 2023
- Richard John Pink since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Edward William Welch since 2026
- Elissa Faye Burgoine since 2021
- Fiona Louise Venus since 2023
- Laura Johnson since 2026
- Paul Andrew Livingstone-Chambers since 2021
- Richard John Pink since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Richard Peter Jones since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1194098
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Apr 2021 as amended on 03 Jan 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07572114882 · info@thetouchpoint.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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