Institute of Materials Finishing

Registered charity 227068 Registered since 1964

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

10 trustees on the board

3.8y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Karl Ryder since 2019

15.3y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

company-linked trustees

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

Transport 2Manufacturing 1Other services 1

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

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incomespending£134k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Holbrook Community PRE-School Similar size; both Education
Weavering PRE-School Similar size; both Education
ST Nicholas Playgroup Similar size; both Education
Hunton and Linton Under Fives Playgroup Similar size; both Education
Stratton PRE School Playgroup (Bude) Similar size; both Education
Crescent Playgroup Similar size; both Education

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.materialsfinishing.org
Email	helen@materialsfinishing.org
Phone	01216227387
Address	Unit 2 The Courtyard, Roman Way, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HQ

Finances

£134,339 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£112,787	£140,707
2022	£113,193	£134,874
2023	£127,288	£145,851
2024	£109,135	£134,954
2025	£134,339	£132,641

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

A. TO PROMOTE THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF METAL FINISHING WHICH, FOR THE PRESENT PURPOSES, INCLUDES 1. THE DEPOSITION OF METALLIC, NON-METALLIC OF MIXED COATINGS ONTO METALLIC SUBSTRATES BY ELECTRICAL OR NON-ELECTRICAL MEANS AND THE PRE-TREATMENTS AND POST-TREATMENTS FORMING PART OF OR ANCILLARY TO SUCH DEPOSITION PROCESSES. SEE GD FOR FULL OBJECTS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/08/1951AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/1952AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/11/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/07/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/12/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/05/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/12/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/12/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/06/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/12/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/01/2013

Trustees (10)

10trustees

69median age

5aged 70+

Graham John Armstrongage band 75-79 Chair
Barry GAYage band 80-84
Dr Geoffrey Wilcoxage band 65-69
Dr Paul Averell William Lansdellage band 70-74
John George Torrage band 75-79
John Oliverage band 70-74 since 2023
Karl Ryderage band 60-64 since 2019
Paul Holderage band 50-54 since 2024
Philip Bodycoteage band 50-54 since 2021
Wendy Chiltonage band 50-54 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Institute of Materials Finishing · 00498619 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 18/08/1951

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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