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Poynings Village Hall
Poynings Village Hall is a registered charity (number 208127) based in Brighton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Matthew Thomas Cutress. Latest income £9k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as Poynings Village Hall Trust (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £9k (2025)
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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, Amateur Sport
- Where
- West Sussex
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£9k£8k
- 2025£12k£16k
- 2024£6k£11k
Earlier years
- 2022£8k£10k
- 2021£8k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF POYNINGS AND NEWTIMBER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
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 Thomas Cutress Chair
- Bethany Roney since 2025
- Caroline Alford
- Leane Edmonds since 2025
- Rev Timothy Harford since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Timothy Harford since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Matthew Thomas Cutress Chair
- Bethany Roney since 2025
- Caroline Alford
- Leane Edmonds since 2025
- Rev Timothy Harford since 2018
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
- Narrow spread of causes across 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 208127
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 1928. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 23RD DECEMBER 1997.
- Contact on the register
- 01273857502
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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