Registered charity (CIO) · Newnham
Wildlife Matters Rescue
Wildlife Matters Rescue is a registered charity (number 1209726) based in Newnham, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Ray Puttock since 2024. Latest income £6k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £6k (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
- Animals
- Where
- East Sussex
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6k£4k
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO ARE AS FOLLOWS;FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF SICK, ORPHANED AND INJURED WILDLIFE IN ROTHER AND HASTINGS AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY1; PROVIDING A RESCUE, CARE, REHABILITATION SERVICE AND FACILITIES FOR SICK, ORPHANED AND INJURED WILDLIFE WITH THE AIM OF RELEASING SUCH WILDLIFE BACK INTO THE WILD WHEREVER POSSIBLE2; TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE NEEDS AND WELFARE OF WILDLIFE.
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
- Ray Puttock Chair since 2024
- Gerald Palmer since 2026
- Jill Lethbridge since 2024
- Joanna Penfold since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Ray Puttock Chair since 2024
- Gerald Palmer since 2026
- Jill Lethbridge since 2024
- Joanna Penfold since 2025
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
- 1209726
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Aug 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07590434492 · wildlife.matters@mail.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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