OLD School Charity

Registered charity 225973 Registered since 1963

Operates: Sheffield City

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

10.2y median 13y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.1y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 6General Charitable Purposes 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Amateur Sport 1

Commercial experience

Professional services 1Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Friends of Grenoside Green Trust 1 shared trustee
The HUB AT Gladstone LTD 1 shared trustee
Cannon Mill Trust CIO 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Friends of Grenoside Green Trust 1 shared trustee
Cannon Mill Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
The HUB AT Gladstone LTD 1 shared trustee
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Kingston Upon Thames Society Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.grenosidereadingroom.co.uk
Email	info@grenosidereadingroom.co.uk
Phone	01142463692
Address	5 BROOK CLOSE, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NP

Finances

£17,287 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,882	£5,588
2022	£10,707	£5,333
2023	£14,537	£9,029
2024	£15,600	£8,757
2025	£17,287	£8,364

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF READING ROOM AND LIBRARY

Governing document: SCHEMES OF 26 MAR 1895 AND 13 JUL 1928 AS AMENDED BY A SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 16TH SEPT 2005, ORDER DATED 3 AUG 2006 AND RESOLUTION DATED 4 OCT 2007.

Trustees (6)

6trustees

63median age

1aged 70+

Alan Hooperage 79 Chair
Andrew Rickardsage 65 since 2014
Gillian Barnaby since 2012
Mark Robert Ellis since 2025
Richard Godleyage 60
TOM Blandford since 2012

Linked company (Companies House)

OLD School Charity (Trustees) · 08022483 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 05/04/2012

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

The HUB AT Gladstone LTD 1 shared trustee
Cannon Mill Trust CIO 1 shared trustee
Friends of Grenoside Green Trust 1 shared trustee

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