Registered charity · Buxton
The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian)
The Nightingale Centre (Unitarian) is a registered charity (number 242256) based in Buxton, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Marion Baker since 2024. Latest income £447k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as The Nightingale Centre - the Unitarian Holiday and Conference Centre (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £447k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Marion BakerChair · since 2024
- Andrew CooperTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Judith Alison ShortTrustee · since 2026
- Jennifer Anne JacobsTrustee · since 2021
- John RowlandTrustee · since 2024
- Michael Robert TraceyTrustee · since 2024
- Philip HorsfieldTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Donna Stephanie BisbyTrustee · since 2025
- Sue CooperTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Derbyshire
- Website
- www.thenightingalecentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£447k£570k
- 2024£483k£519k
- 2023£382k£410k
Earlier years
- 2022£342k£558k
- 2021£248k£366k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES INCLUDING:(A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND(B) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,750 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 · £9,750
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Marion Baker Chair since 2024
- Andrew Cooper since 2025
- Dr Judith Alison Short since 2026
- Jennifer Anne Jacobs since 2021
- John Rowland since 2024
- Michael Robert Tracey since 2024
- Philip Horsfield since 2024
- Rev Donna Stephanie Bisby since 2025
- Sue Cooper since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (9)
- Marion Baker Chair since 2024
- Andrew Cooper since 2025
- Dr Judith Alison Short since 2026
- Jennifer Anne Jacobs since 2021
- John Rowland since 2024
- Michael Robert Tracey since 2024
- Philip Horsfield since 2024
- Rev Donna Stephanie Bisby since 2025
- Sue Cooper since 2024
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
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 242256
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 06/03/2013 as amended on 29 Sep 2022 as amended on 31 Aug 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01298 871218 · info@thenightingalecentre.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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