Registered charity (CIO) · Exeter
Connect Exminster
- 8 trustees
- Income £19k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Vanessa Jane PestridgeChair · since 2022
- Abigail Joanne Lucy WheatleyTrustee · since 2023
- James WebsterTrustee · since 2024
- Louis Wooderson LeighTrustee · since 2026
- Lynne HollisTrustee · since 2022
- Michaela Joanne PetherickTrustee · since 2022
- Philip Geoffrey Macqueen PullenTrustee · since 2022
- Susan PikeTrustee · since 2026
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, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- connectexminster.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£19k£12k
- 2024£11k£7k
- 2023£12k£12k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£12k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VALUES AND TENETS OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION IN EXMINSTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING AWARENESS OF CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, VALUES AND PRACTICES, THROUGH HOLDING MEETINGS, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY.TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND THE PROVISION OF ITEMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF EXMINSTER.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS AND COURSES IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE ENHANCE THEIR LIFE SKILLS IN FAMILY RELATED AREAS LED BY LOCAL PROFESSIONALS.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.
8 trustees on the board
- Rev Vanessa Jane Pestridge Chair since 2022
- Abigail Joanne Lucy Wheatley since 2023
- James Webster since 2024
- Louis Wooderson Leigh since 2026
- Lynne Hollis since 2022
- Michaela Joanne Petherick since 2022
- Philip Geoffrey Macqueen Pullen since 2022
- Susan Pike since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Abigail Joanne Lucy Wheatley since 2023
- James Webster since 2024
- Louis Wooderson Leigh since 2026
- Lynne Hollis since 2022
- Michaela Joanne Petherick since 2022
- Philip Geoffrey Macqueen Pullen since 2022
- Susan Pike since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Vanessa Jane Pestridge Chair since 2022
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.
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
- 1199203
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Jun 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07704172798 · info@connectexminster.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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