Registered charity · Ashford
Charities of James Tilden for Baptists
Charities of James Tilden for Baptists is a registered charity (number 216462) based in Ashford, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Norman Leonard Hopkins since 2008. Latest income £93k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Tilden Trust (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £93k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Norman Leonard HopkinsChair · since 2008
- Andrew Collier WattsTrustee · since 2010
- John Thomas McdonaldTrustee · since 2014
- Marcus Benjamin FunnellTrustee · since 2023
- Matthew John HopkinsTrustee · since 2021
- Paul Matthew HopkinsTrustee · since 1989
- Philip George BussTrustee · since 1981
- Philip Jabez David Hopkins MA OXFTrustee · since 1998
- Rowland Kenneth WheatleyTrustee · since 2007
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities
- Where
- Kent
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£93k£101k
- 2024£87k£56k
- 2023£87k£92k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£70k
- 2021£87k£100k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Norman Leonard Hopkins Chair since 2008
- Andrew Collier Watts since 2010
- John Thomas Mcdonald since 2014
- Marcus Benjamin Funnell since 2023
- Matthew John Hopkins since 2021
- Paul Matthew Hopkins since 1989
- Philip George Buss since 1981
- Philip Jabez David Hopkins MA OXF since 1998
- Rowland Kenneth Wheatley since 2007
Trustees past 6 years
- Norman Leonard Hopkins Chair since 2008
- Andrew Collier Watts since 2010
- John Thomas Mcdonald since 2014
- Paul Matthew Hopkins since 1989
- Philip George Buss since 1981
- Philip Jabez David Hopkins MA OXF since 1998
- Rowland Kenneth Wheatley since 2007
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Andrew Collier Watts since 2010
- Marcus Benjamin Funnell since 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Norman Leonard Hopkins Chair since 2008
- John Thomas Mcdonald since 2014
- Matthew John Hopkins since 2021
- Paul Matthew Hopkins since 1989
- Philip George Buss since 1981
- Philip Jabez David Hopkins MA OXF since 1998
- Rowland Kenneth Wheatley since 2007
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 216462
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS
- Contact on the register
- 07875 892270 · philipjdhopkins@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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