Registered charity (CIO) · Durham
Investing in Children
Investing in Children is a registered charity (number 1213379) based in Durham, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Carole Payne since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
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
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- investinginchildren.net (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE, HELP, AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITIES OR HEALTH CONDITIONS, TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, AND RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SERVICE NEEDS OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. (D) PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN.
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
- Carole Payne Chair since 2025
- Adam Clark since 2025
- Ben Ferguson since 2025
- Catherine Bidwell since 2025
- Daniel Connolly since 2025
- Ethan David Joyce since 2025
- Victoria Ononeze since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Carole Payne Chair since 2025
- Adam Clark since 2025
- Ben Ferguson since 2025
- Catherine Bidwell since 2025
- Daniel Connolly since 2025
- Ethan David Joyce since 2025
- Victoria Ononeze 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
- 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
- 1213379
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 May 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01913077030 · info@investinginchildren.net
- 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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