Blandford Forum Charities
Registered charity 230853 Registered since 1974
Operates: Dorset
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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.
11 trustees on the board
- Lynn Lindsay Chair since 1999
- Colin Stevens since 2006
- Councillor Hugo Mieville since 2024
- Councillor Sheila Chapman since 2024
- Haydn White since 1993
- John Turnbull since 2012
- Joseph Hickish since 1985
- Nocturin Lacey-Clarke since 2024
- Rosemary Holmes since 2022
- Stephen Garbutt since 2017
- Stephen Hitchings since 2003
16.1y median 14y
average tenure
41y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Lynn Lindsay Chair since 1999
- Colin Stevens since 2006
- Haydn White since 1993
- John Turnbull since 2012
- Joseph Hickish since 1985
- Stephen Garbutt since 2017
- Stephen Hitchings since 2003
16.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Lynn Lindsay Chair since 1999
- Colin Stevens since 2006
- Councillor Hugo Mieville since 2024
- Councillor Sheila Chapman since 2024
- Rosemary Holmes since 2022
- Stephen Garbutt since 2017
- Stephen Hitchings since 2003
Portfolio (4)
- Haydn White since 1993
- John Turnbull since 2012
- Joseph Hickish since 1985
- Nocturin Lacey-Clarke since 2024
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 11The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 11Accommodation/housing 10The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£305k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Charity of William Williams 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital 1 shared trustee
- The Dorset Historic Churches Trust 1 shared trustee
- North Dorset Trailway Network 1 shared trustee
- Blandford Secondary School Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Hucknall Hope LEA Project LTD Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| clerkbfc@googlemail.com | |
| Phone | 01258451810 |
| Address | BLANDFORD FORUM CHARITIES, BARNES HOMES SALISBURY ROAD, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 7HU |
Finances
£305,169 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £244,162 | £208,931 |
| 2022 | £239,959 | £199,460 |
| 2023 | £359,736 | £213,933 |
| 2024 | £260,490 | £229,412 |
| 2025 | £305,169 | £218,385 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS.
Governing document: SCHEME OF 6 FEBRUARY 1974.
Trustees (11)
11trustees
0aged 70+
- Lynn Lindsay Chair since 1999
- Colin Stevens since 2006
- Councillor Hugo Mieville since 2024
- Councillor Sheila Chapman since 2024
- Haydn White since 1993
- John Turnbull since 2012
- Joseph Hickish since 1985
- Nocturin Lacey-Clarke since 2024
- Rosemary Holmes since 2022
- Stephen Garbutt since 2017
- Stephen Hitchings since 2003
Connected charities (5)
- The Friends of Blandford Community Hospital 1 shared trustee
- The Dorset Historic Churches Trust 1 shared trustee
- Blandford Secondary School Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Charity of William Williams 1 shared trustee
- North Dorset Trailway Network 1 shared trustee
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