Registered charity (CIO) · Chesterfield
The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier is a registered charity (number 1219255) based in Chesterfield, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Matthew Skates since 2026. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF MEN SERVING OR HAVING SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, PRISON SERVICE, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONS THROUGHOUT ENGLAND BY:PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT GROUPS;ORGANISING WALKING GROUPS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES; ANDPROVIDING INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND SIGNPOSTING TO APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES WHERE REQUIRED.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Matthew Skates Chair since 2026
- Abigail Clarke since 2026
- Debbie Skates since 2026
- Kelvyn Davies since 2026
- Rebecca Smith since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Matthew Skates Chair since 2026
- Abigail Clarke since 2026
- Debbie Skates since 2026
- Kelvyn Davies since 2026
- Rebecca Smith 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
- 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
- 1219255
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Aug 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07538444341 · thegoodsoldier26@outlook.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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