Registered charity (CIO) · Bideford
Friends of Northam Square Hall
Friends of Northam Square Hall is a registered charity (number 1219690) based in Bideford, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Violet Ann Winchester. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- friendsofnorthamsquarehall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF NORTHAM, DEVON, AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.2. TO ACQUIRE THE BUILDING KNOWN AS NORTHAM LEISURE CENTRE, THE SQUARE, NORTHAM, BIDEFORD EX39 1AR AND TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THIS BUILDING FOR THE USE SPECIFIED IN OBJECTIVE 1. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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
- 1219690
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Sep 2026
- Contact on the register
- 01237459422 · hughbrading@googlemail.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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