The Ancell Trust
Registered charity 233824 Registered since 1966
Operates: Milton Keynes
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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.
12 trustees on the board
- Susan Starr Chair since 2011
- Graham Neil Benjamin since 2012
- Gaynor Young since 2019
- Jill Eales since 2013
- Michael Edwin Benham
- Matthew Peter Lucas since 2019
- Michael Dore since 2024
- Patricia Ann Thurling since 2016
- Paul Griffiths since 2019
- Rosemary Dytham Searle
- Robert Michael Chipperfield since 2018
- Nicola Louise Crompton since 2014
9.5y median 9y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Starr Chair since 2011
- Graham Neil Benjamin since 2012
- Gaynor Young since 2019
- Jill Eales since 2013
- Matthew Peter Lucas since 2019
- Patricia Ann Thurling since 2016
- Paul Griffiths since 2019
- Robert Michael Chipperfield since 2018
- Nicola Louise Crompton since 2014
9.5y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Graham Neil Benjamin since 2012
- Gaynor Young since 2019
- Jill Eales since 2013
- Michael Edwin Benham
- Matthew Peter Lucas since 2019
- Michael Dore since 2024
- Patricia Ann Thurling since 2016
- Paul Griffiths since 2019
- Robert Michael Chipperfield since 2018
- Nicola Louise Crompton since 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Susan Starr Chair since 2011
- Rosemary Dytham Searle
1
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 12Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 1
Gaps to watch
- 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£13k 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.
Related organisations
- Stony Stratford AID in Sickness Fund 2 shared trustees
- John Whalley 2 shared trustees
Also active in the same field
- ST. Osyth Playing Field Similar size; both Sport
- Pitney Recreation Ground Trust Similar size; both Sport
- Bramley Infant and Early Learning School Ptfa Similar size; both Sport
- The Rufforth Institute Similar size; both Sport
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| karen.phillips440@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 01908563350 |
| Address | 78 LONDON ROAD, STONY STRATFORD, MILTON KEYNES, MK11 1JH |
Finances
£21,349 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £14,584 | £10,672 |
| 2023 | £18,920 | £6,469 |
| 2024 | £19,599 | £14,560 |
| 2025 | £12,966 | £14,118 |
| 2026 | £21,349 | £11,580 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingAmateur SportWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO APPLY THE FUND AND INCOME FOR ALL OR SOME OR ONE OF THE SPECIFIED PURPOSES THAT ARE CHARITABLE SEE CLAUSE 5 OF WILL.
Governing document: WILL PROVED 1ST APRIL 1919
Trustees (12)
12trustees
73median age
1aged 70+
- Susan Starr Chair since 2011
- Graham Neil Benjamin since 2012
- Gaynor Youngage band 70-74 since 2019
- Jill Eales since 2013
- Michael Edwin Benham
- Matthew Peter Lucas since 2019
- Michael Dore since 2024
- Patricia Ann Thurling since 2016
- Paul Griffiths since 2019
- Rosemary Dytham Searle
- Robert Michael Chipperfield since 2018
- Nicola Louise Crompton since 2014
Connected charities (2)
- John Whalley 2 shared trustees
- Stony Stratford AID in Sickness Fund 2 shared trustees
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