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Registered charity 1210605 CIO Registered since 2024

Operates: Cornwall, Devon

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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.

3
trustees on the board
2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
7.8y
average years in governance
2 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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

Amateur Sport 1Disability 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Emailpolrode99@gmail.com
Phone01208850203
AddressPOLRODE MILL COTTAGE, Allen Valley, St Tudy, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3NS

Finances

£15,786 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2025£15,786£8,898

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CORNWALL AND DEVON THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FUNDED, OUT OF SCHOOL WORKSHOPS IN LITERACY, POETRY AND ILLUSTRATION. TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, PROMOTE LITERACY SKILLS AND ENCOURAGE READING AND A LOVE OF BOOKS.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Oct 2024

Trustees (3)

3trustees
67median age
0aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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