Friends of Ashburnham and Penhurst Churches

Registered charity 208338 Registered since 1962

Operates: East Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

22.7y median 24y

average tenure

34y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

22.6y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 3General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Other services 2Health and social care 1Hospitality 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust 1 shared trustee
Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work 1 shared trustee

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The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust 1 shared trustee
Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Email	friends@lookingforward.biz
Phone	01424893607
Address	Agmerhurst House, Kitchenham Road, Ashburnham, Battle, TN33 9NB

Finances

£918 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£801	£0
2022	£800	£15
2023	£905	£60
2024	£917	£55
2025	£918	£20

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO STRENGTHEN AND MAINTAIN BY DEVOTION AND PRAYER THE WORSHIP OF ALMIGHTY GOD IN THE CHURCHES OF ASHBURNHAM AND PENHURST. TO RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE FABRICS AND FURNISHINGS OF THE TWO CHRUCHES.

Governing document: DEED OF TRUST DATED 1ST AUGUST 1959

Trustees (3)

3trustees

64median age

0aged 70+

Edward Richard Bickerstethage 64 since 1992
Jennifer Oldroyd since 2016
Robert Erhard Andrew since 2002

Connected charities (2)

The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust 1 shared trustee
Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work 1 shared trustee

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