Registered charity (CIO) · Stockport
OCU Foundation
OCU Foundation is a registered charity (number 1205262) based in Stockport, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Michael Cornwell since 2023. Latest income £85k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £85k (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
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£85k£115k
- 2024£106k£39k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROVISION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT; AND(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST:(I) EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF, AND THOSE OTHERWISE CONNECTED WITH, OCU GROUP LIMITED AND ITS HOLDING COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES; AND (II) DEPENDANTS AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF THOSE PEOPLE NAMED IN (I) ABOVEBY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES OR OF ANY OTHER SUPPORT THAT THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Michael Cornwell Chair since 2023
- Amy Laurel Hayward since 2023
- Darren Royston Miranda since 2025
- Joanne Marie Swinn since 2025
- Lisa Louise Thewsey since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Michael Cornwell Chair since 2023
- Amy Laurel Hayward since 2023
- Darren Royston Miranda since 2025
- Joanne Marie Swinn since 2025
- Lisa Louise Thewsey since 2023
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
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1205262
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Oct 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01612489922 · info@ocufoundation.com
- 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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