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Lichfield District City of Sanctuary

Lichfield District City of Sanctuary is a registered charity (number 1194691) based in Staffordshire, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Kirsty Jones since 2025. Latest income £45k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £45k (2026)

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
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Staffordshire
Website
www.lichfield.cityofsanctuary.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£45k£48k
  • 2025£34k£26k
  • 2024£36k£35k
Earlier years
  • 2023£7k£6k
  • 2022£1k£327

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 84%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS RESIDENT IN LICHFIELD BY PROVIDING A NETWORK, SERVICES AND SUPPORT; AND2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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

1.3y median 1y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.6y
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.

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

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£34k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1194691
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Jun 2021
Contact on the register
07814023298 · admin@lichfield.cityofsanctuary.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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