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Gordon Charitable Trust

Gordon Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 200668) based in Bournemouth, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Kathryn Loughnan since 2026. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £2k (2025)

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
Education/training
Where
Dorset
Registered
1961

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£2k£3k
  • 2024£0£7k
  • 2023£0£16k
Earlier years
  • 2022£26k£16k
  • 2021£13k£20k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS AND THE AGE OF 15 YEARS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO, OR WHOSE PARENTS, ARE RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH COUNCIL AREAS OF BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE AND CHRISTCHURCH, WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING (A) IN AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, BURSARIES, MAINTANANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION APPROVED FOR THE PURPOSE BY THE TRUSTES:- (B) IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS OR BOOKS TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION INCLUDING THE STUDY OF MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS), TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF, OR TO PREPARE FOR OR ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR SERVICE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS REFER TO CLAUSE 24 OF THE SCHEME 0F 11TH NOVEMBER 1993

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.

14y median 14y
average tenure
28y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£2k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
200668
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEMES OF THE 24TH JUNE 1932, 6TH JANUARY 1939 AND 7TH NOVEMBER 1952 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME SEALED 11TH NOVEMBER 1993
Contact on the register
01202768337 · gerry_aiken@hotmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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