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The Philip Martineau Charity
- 7 trustees
- Income £42k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Wokingham
- Website
- www.hurstvillagehalls.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£42k£37k
- 2023£47k£37k
- 2022£46k£38k
Earlier years
- 2021£30k£28k
- 2020£31k£29k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 32%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF TWO VILLAGE HALLS FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS HURST WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY FOR USE AS A RESIDENCE FOR THE CARETAKER OF THE VILLAGE HALLS.
Grants received
1 grant · £8,270 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,270
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Glyn Crocombe Chair
- David John Shapland
- Geoff Manning since 2012
- Ken Douglas since 2014
- Matt Ratcliffe since 2012
- Simon Christoper Young since 2020
- Tony Robinson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Geoff Manning since 2012
- Ken Douglas since 2014
- Matt Ratcliffe since 2012
- Simon Christoper Young since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Glyn Crocombe Chair
- David John Shapland
- Geoff Manning since 2012
- Ken Douglas since 2014
- Matt Ratcliffe since 2012
- Simon Christoper Young since 2020
- Tony Robinson since 2025
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
- 240169
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE 18TH MAY 1973
- Contact on the register
- 01189342209 · david.shapland@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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