Registered charity (CIO) · Scunthorpe
Connect Foundation (North Lincs)
Connect Foundation (North Lincs) is a registered charity (number 1197199) based in Scunthorpe, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Thomas Macdonald since 2021. Latest income £223k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Connect Foundation (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £223k (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
- Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- www.weareconnectchurch.co.uk/foundation (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£223k£195k
- 2024£136k£124k
- 2023£157k£146k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; AND4.2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.
Grants received
9 grants · £239,962 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
- Trussell · £239,962 (9 grants)
Most recent
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Thomas Macdonald Chair since 2021
- Fiona Kirby-Smith since 2021
- Paul Kirby-Smith since 2026
- Rev Alan Pike since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Thomas Macdonald Chair since 2021
- Fiona Kirby-Smith since 2021
- Paul Kirby-Smith since 2026
- Rev Alan Pike 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
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
- 1197199
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Dec 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01724848388 · hello@weareconnectchurch.co.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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