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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1219064 · LondoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Guards' Chapel Trust

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
7
2.6y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
How am I connected?

Overview

Guards' Chapel Trust's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 listed on the board. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Guards' Chapel Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
James Maurice Hannan Bowder OBEChair2023
3 yrs
Desmond Shane Spencer ChichesterTrustee2022
4 yrs
James Andrew Campbell Campbell-JohnstonTrustee2021
5 yrs
James Benedict CodringtonTrustee2025
1 yr
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Michael James FoinetteTrustee2024
2 yrs
Lieutenant Colonel Edward James PaintinTrustee2025
1 yr
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Radclyffe David GriffinTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Purposes and governing document

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Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • (A)

    THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION WHO LOSE OR HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, AS PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE GUARDS CHAPEL.

  • (B)

    THE REPAIR CLEANING FURNISHING DECORATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE GUARDS' CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS OR SUCH OTHER CHAPEL AS HIS MAJESTY`S HOUSEHOLD DIVISION MAY ADOPT.

  • (C)

    SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE GUARDS' CHAPEL AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE.

How it helps

  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
Local authority: City of Westminster
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Jul 2026 as filed
Register history
  • 30 July 2026Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2026

Board

The board

7 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
James Maurice Hannan Bowder OBEChair2023
3 yrs
Desmond Shane Spencer ChichesterTrustee2022
4 yrs
James Andrew Campbell Campbell-JohnstonTrustee2021
5 yrs
James Benedict CodringtonTrustee2025
1 yr
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Michael James FoinetteTrustee2024
2 yrs
Lieutenant Colonel Edward James PaintinTrustee2025
1 yr
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Radclyffe David GriffinTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
2.3y
median 2y
Longest tenure
5y
since 2021
Over 6 years
0
of 7 on the board
Years in governance
2.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 7 on the board

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Amateur Sport 2General Charitable Purposes 2

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Guards' Chapel Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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About

About

What it does
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where
City of Westminster
Registered
2026
Charitable objects

(A) THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIVISION WHO LOSE OR HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY, AS PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE GUARDS CHAPEL. (B) THE REPAIR CLEANING FURNISHING DECORATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE GUARDS' CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS OR SUCH OTHER CHAPEL AS HIS MAJESTY`S HOUSEHOLD DIVISION MAY ADOPT.(C) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE GUARDS' CHAPEL AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE.