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Registered charity (CIO) · Kent

Biddenden Community Library Trust

  • 6 trustees

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, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
Where
Kent
Website
www.biddendenlibrary.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PARISH OF BIDDENDEN, KENT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A FREE LENDING LIBRARY TO INCLUDE LOANING BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS AND OFFERING OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS COMMENSURATE WITH A PUBLIC LIBRARY.(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BIDDENDEN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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.

6 trustees on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 6Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6

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.

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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
1217613
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Apr 2026
Contact on the register
07951937297 · biddendenlibrarysecretary@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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