West India Committee
Registered charity 258545 Registered since 1969
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Antigua And Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts And Nevis, St Lucia
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Martin Forde KC since 2024
- Peter Julian Odle
- Peter Beckingham since 2018
- Sir Rodney Williams since 2020
- Victor Franklin Banks since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Beckingham since 2018
- Sir Rodney Williams since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Peter Julian Odle
- Peter Beckingham since 2018
- Sir Rodney Williams since 2020
- Victor Franklin Banks since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Martin Forde KC since 2024
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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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
- British Foundation for the University of the West Indies 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Daventry NEW Street DAY Centre Similar size; both Other purposes
- Nesscliffe Young Farmers'Club Similar size; both Other purposes
- Little Thetford Village Hall Similar size; both Other purposes
- Friends of Grove Similar size; both Other purposes
- Namal College Similar size; both Other purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.westindiacommittee.org |
| enquiries@westindiacommittee.org | |
| Phone | 01304 448900 |
| Address | c/o The Remembrance Trust, Lord Warden House, Lord Warden Square, DOVER, Kent, CT17 9EQ |
Finances
£34,613 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £228,350 | £222,251 |
| 2022 | £149,828 | £253,303 |
| 2023 | £216,033 | £199,429 |
| 2024 | £60,840 | £122,723 |
| 2025 | £34,613 | £48,798 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND TRADE OF THE WEST INDIES, GUYANA AND BRITISH HONDURAS AND THUS TO INCREASE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THOSE TERRITORIES.
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER DATED 4TH AUGUST 1904 AND RULES ADOPTED 29TH NOVEMBER 1948 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 12TH DECEMBER 1972 AND AMENDED 26TH AUGUST 1977
Trustees (5)
- Martin Forde KCage band 65-69 since 2024
- Peter Julian Odle
- Peter Beckinghamage band 75-79 since 2018
- Sir Rodney Williams since 2020
- Victor Franklin Banks since 2021
Linked company (Companies House)
West India Committee · RC000696 · Active
Royal Charter Company · incorporated 01/01/1981
Connected charities (1)
- British Foundation for the University of the West Indies 1 shared trustee
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