Desford in Bloom

Registered charity 1209357 CIO Registered since 2024

Operates: Leicestershire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.8y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.9y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 5Other Charitable Purposes 3Education/training 2Economic/community Development/employment 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2

Boards that share trustees

Desford Heritage 2 shared trustees
Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) 1 shared trustee
Desford Library Community HUB 1 shared trustee
Desford Parochial Charities 1 shared trustee
Desford Village Hall 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Desford Heritage 2 shared trustees
Desford Village Hall 1 shared trustee
Desford Library Community HUB 1 shared trustee
Desford Parochial Charities (Apprenticing and Educational) 1 shared trustee
Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) 1 shared trustee
Desford Parochial Charities 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.desfordinbloom.com
Email	desfordinbloom@hotmail.com
Phone	07817443515
Address	Leicestershire County Council, Desford Library, Main Street, Desford, LEICESTER, LE9 9JP

Finances

£19,037 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2025	£19,037	£20,263

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO LIVE IN OR VISIT DESFORD, BY PROVIDING AND ENCOURAGING THE PROVISION OF DISPLAYS OF FLOWERS, SHRUBS, TREES AND LANDSCAPES IN PLACES VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND FOR THE GENERAL ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Jul 2024

Trustees (5)

5trustees

79median age

1aged 70+

Karen Elizabeth Wakefield Chair since 2024
Angela Jayne Johnson since 2025
Nicola Marie Lockley since 2024
Patricia Crane since 2024
Roberta Ann Treadwell since 2024

Connected charities (6)

Desford Heritage 2 shared trustees
Desford Parochial Charities 1 shared trustee
Desford Village Hall 1 shared trustee
Desford Parochial Charities (Apprenticing and Educational) 1 shared trustee
Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) 1 shared trustee
Desford Library Community HUB 1 shared trustee

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