Registered charity (CIO) · Bedfordshire
Thermal Drone Support Bedfordshire
Thermal Drone Support Bedfordshire is a registered charity (number 1210148) based in Bedfordshire, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Samantha Heidi Boyle since 2024. Latest income £24k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Tdsb (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Animals
- Where
- Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton
- Website
- www.thermaldronesupportbedfordshire.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£21k
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF FARM AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS THAT HAVE STRAYED FROM THEIR HOMES AND ARE THEREFORE SUFFERING AND IN DISTRESS, AND TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, BY: A) PROVIDING AND CO-ORDINATING SEARCH AND RESCUES OPERATIONS, AUGMENTED BY THE PROVISION OF QUALIFIED UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (UAS) PILOTS AND VOLUNTEERS USING THERMAL IMAGING UNITS, (GROUND AND AIRBORNE), TO LOCATE THE ANIMALS AND AID IN THEIR SAFE RETURN TO THEIR OWNERS; ANDB) EDUCATING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF OWNERS IN RESPECT OF MISSING ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE BY PROVIDING AND CO-ORDINATING SEARCH AND RESCUES OPERATIONS AUGMENTED BY THE PROVISION OF QUALIFIED UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (UAS) PILOTS ANDVOLUNTEERS USING THERMAL IMAGING UNITS, (GROUND AND AIRBORNE), TO AID TO SUCH PERSONS.
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
- Samantha Heidi Boyle Chair since 2024
- Gillian Cook since 2025
- Nigel Bean since 2025
- Sarah Brunning since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Samantha Heidi Boyle Chair since 2024
- Gillian Cook since 2025
- Nigel Bean since 2025
- Sarah Brunning since 2024
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
- 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
- 1210148
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Sep 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07943003285 · Info@thermaldronesupportbedfordshire.org
- 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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