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The Earley Charity
The Earley Charity is a registered charity (number 244823) based in Reading, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Robert Edward Ames since 2026. Latest income £235k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £235k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Robert Edward AmesChair · since 2026
- Dr David Christopher SuttonTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Deborah Gwendoline JenkinsTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Richard John CocksTrustee · since 2025
- Elizabeth Ann TerryTrustee · since 2025
- Mary Catherine WaiteTrustee · since 2025
- Philip Reginald HooperTrustee · since 2025
- Tahir MaherTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 5 more
- Where
- Reading, Wokingham
- Website
- www.earleycharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£235k£1.1m
- 2024£267k£1.2m
- 2023£247k£137k
Earlier years
- 2022£247k£-542149
- 2021£283k£1.9m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF OF THE AGED, DISABLED OR POOR INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 2. THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AMONG THE INHABITANTS. 3. THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT (WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE) OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION. 4. THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE INHABITANTS. 5. ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Robert Edward Ames Chair since 2026
- Dr Deborah Gwendoline Jenkins since 2026
- Dr David Christopher Sutton since 2025
- Dr Richard John Cocks since 2025
- Elizabeth Ann Terry since 2025
- Mary Catherine Waite since 2025
- Philip Reginald Hooper since 2025
- Tahir Maher since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Richard John Cocks since 2025
- Elizabeth Ann Terry since 2025
- Mary Catherine Waite since 2025
- Philip Reginald Hooper since 2025
- Tahir Maher since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Robert Edward Ames Chair since 2026
- Dr Deborah Gwendoline Jenkins since 2026
- Dr David Christopher Sutton since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 244823
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 10 MAY 1990
- Contact on the register
- 01183049369 · ec@earleycharity.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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