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The Michael and Barbara Bell Foundation (CIO)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £8.2m (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport
Where
Surrey
Website
mbbellfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£8.2m£77k
Charitable objects

(A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT IN THE MOLE VALLEY, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS BY SUPPORTING SPORTS CLUBS, SPORTING ORGANISATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN PROVIDING FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SUPPORT THAT WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES;(B) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE MOLE VALLEY, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS BY PROVIDING GRANTS OR ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS/INSTITUTIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD;(C) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOLE VALLEY, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES, WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS;(D) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF DISABILITY, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOLE VALLEY, REIGATE AND BANSTEAD LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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.

4 trustees on the board

1.8y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on 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
1208296
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 May 2024
Contact on the register
01306880880 · hello@mbbellfoundation.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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