Registered charity (CIO) · Portsmouth
Merles Wish
Merles Wish is a registered charity (number 1206400) based in Portsmouth, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Lisa Henning. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £9k (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
- Where
- Hampshire, Portsmouth City, Shropshire, Worcestershire
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£2k
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN PORTSMOUTH, WORCESTERSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF AND ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR CANCER, BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS AND WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD.
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
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
Portfolio (1)
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1206400
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Jan 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07903135330 · Merleswish@outlook.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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