The Cole Charitable Trust
Registered charity 264033 Registered since 1972
Operates: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Cambridgeshire, Kent
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- TIM Cole Chair
- Angie Cole since 2019
- Becky Newton since 2024
- Dr James Nicholas Cole
- George Nicholas Cole
- Jont Cole
- Jacqueline Francis since 2019
- Ranjit Sondhi since 2014
- TOM Cole
7y median 7y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Angie Cole since 2019
- Jacqueline Francis since 2019
- Ranjit Sondhi since 2014
5.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- TIM Cole Chair
- Angie Cole since 2019
- Becky Newton since 2024
- Dr James Nicholas Cole
- George Nicholas Cole
- Jont Cole
- TOM Cole
Portfolio (2)
- Jacqueline Francis since 2019
- Ranjit Sondhi since 2014
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 8Disability 7General Charitable Purposes 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 4Arts and leisure 3Other services 3
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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£144k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
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
- Nishkam Healthcare Trust 1 shared trustee
- Birmingham Race Impact Group 1 shared trustee
- The Birmingham and Midland Institute 1 shared trustee
- Hope Projects (West Midlands) LTD 1 shared trustee
- PMA Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.colecharitabletrust.org.uk |
| thecoletrust@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 01223871676 |
| Address | PO BOX 955, HASLINGFIELD, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 1WX |
Finances
£143,954 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £119,084 | £200,704 |
| 2022 | £150,044 | £204,132 |
| 2023 | £143,574 | £211,719 |
| 2024 | £136,695 | £245,541 |
| 2025 | £143,954 | £266,990 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable PurposesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
FOR SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR OBJECT OR FOR SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSE IN SUCH AMOUTS PROPORTIONS AND MANNER AND AT SUCH TIMES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME GHINK FIT.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 18TH APRIL 1972
Trustees (9)
9trustees
55median age
1aged 70+
- TIM Cole Chair
- Angie Cole since 2019
- Becky Newton since 2024
- Dr James Nicholas Cole
- George Nicholas Cole
- Jont Cole
- Jacqueline Francis since 2019
- Ranjit Sondhi since 2014
- TOM Coleage band 35-39
Connected charities (8)
- The Birmingham and Midland Institute 1 shared trustee
- Middlemore Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- PMA Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Hope Projects (West Midlands) LTD 1 shared trustee
- Nishkam Healthcare Trust 1 shared trustee
- Birmingham Race Impact Group 1 shared trustee
- The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association 1 shared trustee
- Birmingham Diocesan Trust 1 shared trustee
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