Registered charity (CIO) · London
Purple Velvet Press
Purple Velvet Press is a registered charity (number 1218973) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Jason Dike since 2026. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- purplevelvet.press (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF PURPLE VELVET PRESS IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, THROUGH LITERACY, READING, CREATIVE AND CRITICAL WRITING, STORYTELLING, ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, MEDIA LITERACY AND PUBLISHING LITERACY.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY MAY PROVIDE STRUCTURED WORKSHOPS, COURSES, MENTORING, LEARNING RESOURCES, LIBRARIES, TALKS AND EVENTS; DEVELOP AND SHARE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; AND WORK WITH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Jason Dike Chair since 2026
- Gregory Odia since 2026
- Seyi Bello since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Jason Dike Chair since 2026
- Gregory Odia since 2026
- Seyi Bello since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1218973
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Jul 2026 as amended on 05 Aug 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07940284370 · info@purplevelvet.press
- 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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