Registered charity (CIO) · Melton Mowbray

The Samworth Foundation

5 trustees
Income £3.2m (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
Where: Throughout England And Wales
Website: www.samworthfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered: 2024

Income and spending

YearIncomeSpending
2026£3.2m£4.2m
2025£2.8m£3.4m

Income trend, 2025 to 2026.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO SUCH OBJECTS OR PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Grants given

270 grants · £29,740,466 total

360Giving 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 recipients

Green Alliance · £1,518,000 (7 grants)
Stephen Lewis Foundation · £1,258,786 (10 grants)
Helen Bamber Foundation · £1,243,659 (8 grants)
Wildlife Trusts · £950,368 (3 grants)
The Children's Society · £845,400 (7 grants)

Most recent

Rainforest Foundation UK £10,0002025-03-01
Green Alliance £360,0002025-01-01
Anti Slavery International £10,0002024-12-10
Chem Trust £240,0002024-11-01
Global Canopy £225,0002024-11-01

Board analysis for researchers

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

Dr Daniela Lloyd-Williams Chair since 2024
Andrew Fordham since 2024
Belinda Gordon since 2024
Kathryn Carney since 2024
Naeema Ahmed since 2024

2y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.2y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Dr Daniela Lloyd-Williams Chair since 2024
Andrew Fordham since 2024
Belinda Gordon since 2024
Kathryn Carney since 2024
Naeema Ahmed since 2024

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 5

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: 1207859
Status: Registered
Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Apr 2024
Contact on the register: 01664414500 · admin@samworthfoundation.org.uk
Edition: Register edition compiled 20th 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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