Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Biddenden Community Library Trust
- 6 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Dr David Frost Chair since 2022
- Julie Kay Tester since 2026
- Kathy Kandasamy since 2022
- Marion Down since 2026
- Martin Bruce Giles since 2026
- Peter Cutts since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr David Frost Chair since 2022
- Julie Kay Tester since 2026
- Kathy Kandasamy since 2022
- Marion Down since 2026
- Martin Bruce Giles since 2026
- Peter Cutts since 2022
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
- 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
- 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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