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The Kidston Institute

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £20k (2026)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Amateur Sport, Recreation
Where
Hertfordshire
Website
www.kidstoninstitute.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1962

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£20k£14k
  • 2025£19k£18k
  • 2024£20k£5k
Earlier years
  • 2023£14k£12k
  • 2022£7k£9k
Charitable objects

(1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF NORTHAW 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 CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) THE SAID LAND AND BUILDING SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL AS AFORESAID. (3) IN THE EVENT OF THE SAID OBJECT FAILING THE SAID LAND AND BUILDING SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR SOME ECCLESIASTICAL PURPOSE IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NORTHAW.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

12 trustees on the board

6.2y median 4y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

5
company-linked trustees

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

Amateur Sport 11Recreation 11Religious Activities 2Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 3Business services 2Education 2

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£19k latest income · income exceeded spending 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
213604
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 12/10/1994AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/09/2015
Contact on the register
01707873644 · KIDSTONTREASURER@GMAIL.COM
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
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