Registered charity · Norwich
The Norwich Historic Churches Trust Limited
- 9 trustees
- Income £321k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Simon SmithChair · since 2023
- Julie Ann RoyTrustee · since 2022
- Kate HeymanTrustee · since 2023
- Rebecca DaleyTrustee · since 2025
- Ruth Hollis OBETrustee · since 2025
- Simon HughesTrustee · since 2026
- Simon John TalbottTrustee · since 2026
- Sophie Flora Katherine Twyford NortonTrustee · since 2020
- Stephen Robert HeywoodTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.nhct-norwich.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Norwich Historic Churches Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1974
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£321k£444k
- 2024£356k£350k
- 2023£432k£786k
Earlier years
- 2022£983k£542k
- 2021£300k£381k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF REDUNDANT CHURCHS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH WHICH ARE OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE.
Grants received
3 grants · £123,200 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 Heritage Fund · £123,200 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage 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
- Simon Smith Chair since 2023
- Julie Ann Roy since 2022
- Kate Heyman since 2023
- Rebecca Daley since 2025
- Ruth Hollis OBE since 2025
- Simon Hughes since 2026
- Simon John Talbott since 2026
- Sophie Flora Katherine Twyford Norton since 2020
- Stephen Robert Heywood since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Robert Heywood since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Simon Smith Chair since 2023
- Julie Ann Roy since 2022
- Rebecca Daley since 2025
- Ruth Hollis OBE since 2025
- Simon Hughes since 2026
- Simon John Talbott since 2026
- Sophie Flora Katherine Twyford Norton since 2020
- Stephen Robert Heywood since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Kate Heyman since 2023
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
- 266686
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH SEPTEMBER 1973NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 01 JAN 2016 as amended on 05 Mar 2024 as amended on 05 Mar 2024 as amended on 05 Mar 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 01134684 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01603611530 · info@norwich-churches.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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