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Registered charity (CIO) · Westhoughton

Westhoughton Family Church

Westhoughton Family Church is a registered charity (number 1212689) based in Westhoughton, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by John Richard Higson since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

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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
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
Where
Bolton
Registered
2025
Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN WESTHOUGHTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH (APPENDIX A) AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE COMMUNITY. B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BOLTON, THE UK OR THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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.

7 trustees on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

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company-linked trustees

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

Religious Activities 7The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7

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.

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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
1212689
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Mar 2025
Contact on the register
01744894374 · info@westhoughtonfamilychurch.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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