Registered charity (CIO) · Farnborough
Explore Foundation
Explore Foundation is a registered charity (number 1201356) based in Farnborough, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by John Telfer since 2022. Latest income £154k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £154k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Albania, Argentina, Armenia and more
- Website
- www.theexplore.foundation (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£154k£111k
- 2024£85k£89k
- 2023£96k£88k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE WHO WOULD STRUGGLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION OR TRAINING.3. TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY PARTICULARLY THROUGH PROVIDING GRANTS AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT POVERTY.4. THE PRESERVATION OR PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO BASIC ESSENTIALS AND BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.5. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.THE EXPLORE FOUNDATION WILL FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE AND PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- John Telfer Chair since 2022
- Dr Christy Hehir since 2025
- Joanne Hendrickx since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- John Telfer Chair since 2022
- Dr Christy Hehir since 2025
- Joanne Hendrickx 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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1201356
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Dec 2022 as amended on 28 Aug 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01252391103 · hello@theexplore.foundation
- 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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