The Torch Trust for the Blind

Registered charity 208678 Registered since 1962

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.8y median 3y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

18.6y

average years in governance

1 vs 3 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Disability 5Overseas Aid/famine Relief 5Religious Activities 2

Commercial experience

Manufacturing 5Other services 3Health and social care 2

Boards that share trustees

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Desborough Millennium Green Trust 1 shared trustee
Annie Mawson'S Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
ST Giles’ Church, Desborough 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Southam Community Church 1 shared trustee
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Desborough Millennium Green Trust 1 shared trustee
Annie Mawson'S Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
ST Giles’ Church, Desborough 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.torchtrust.org
Email	info@torchtrust.org
Phone	01858438260
Address	TORCH HOUSE, TORCH WAY, NORTHAMPTON ROAD, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICS, LE16 9HL

Finances

£0 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£0	£0
2022	£0	£0
2023	£0	£0
2024	£0	£0
2025	£0	£0

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityOverseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious Activities

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

TO EDIT AND CIRCULATE "THE TORCH", AND EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE FOR THE BLIND. MAINTAIN A BRAILLE RELIGIOUS LIBRARY. GENERAL CHARITABLE AND WELFARE WORK AMONGST THE BLIND. (FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS SEE CLAUSE 1 OF TRUST DEED).

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 17TH JANUARY 1952 AND SCHEME OF THE 30TH AUGUST 1972

Trustees (6)

6trustees

76median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Anthony Brownage 77 Chair since 2014
Brian William Anderson since 2023
Ifeolu Omoniyi Akintundeage 58 since 2021
Marilyn Bakerage 76
Philip Riceage 77 since 2025
Sheila Armstrongage 71 since 2023

Connected charities (6)

The Torch Trust for the Blind 5 shared trustees
Southam Community Church 1 shared trustee
Annie Mawson'S Sunbeams Music Trust 1 shared trustee
Arete Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Desborough Millennium Green Trust 1 shared trustee
ST Giles’ Church, Desborough 1 shared trustee

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