Registered charity · Cranbrook
The Selmes Trust
The Selmes Trust is a registered charity (number 262501) based in Cranbrook, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Rev Lindsay John Hammond since 2021. Latest income £15k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £15k (2025)
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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
- Religious Activities, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Kent
- Registered
- 1971
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15k£31k
- 2024£23k£5k
- 2023£4k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£800£7k
- 2021£2k£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 82%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
UPKEEP OF THE FABRIC OF THE PARISH CHURCH.
Grants received
1 grant · £20,000 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 · £20,000
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Rev Lindsay John Hammond Chair since 2021
- Hugh Francis Edmonds since 2019
- Judith Ann Vinson since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Hugh Francis Edmonds since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Hugh Francis Edmonds since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Lindsay John Hammond Chair since 2021
- Judith Ann Vinson since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 262501
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE DATED 07 FEB 1936AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 26 MAY 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01797 252196
- 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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