Registered charity (CIO) · Westcliff-on-Sea
Sober Essex
- 5 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Essex, Southend-on-sea, Thurrock
- Website
- www.soberessex.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2025
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ESSEX WHO ARE AFFECTED BY ALCOHOL MISUSE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONLINE COACHING AND MENTORING SUPPORT, ADVICE, GUIDANCE, SIGNPOSTING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENABLE THEM TO POSITIVELY CHANGE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Jenny Downs Chair since 2025
- Gavin Thain since 2025
- Lynsey Elizabeth Paddock since 2025
- Martin Riley since 2025
- Stephanie Gunn since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Jenny Downs Chair since 2025
- Gavin Thain since 2025
- Lynsey Elizabeth Paddock since 2025
- Martin Riley since 2025
- Stephanie Gunn 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
- 1213915
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Jul 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07962115127 · info@soberessex.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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