The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust

Registered charity 267047 Registered since 1974

Operates: Suffolk

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

8.2y median 7.5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.9y

average years in governance

11 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 13General Charitable Purposes 2Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Finance 4Education 2Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement 1 shared trustee
Compassion 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Compassion 1 shared trustee
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement 1 shared trustee
Peak - Art in the Black Mountains Similar size; both Environment
The Haller Foundation Similar size; both Environment
Local AID for Children and Community Special Needs Similar size; both Environment
The Shallowford Trust Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.shct.org.uk
Email	shct@btconnect.com
Phone	01787883884
Address	Brinkleys, Hall Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9JR

Finances

£276,200 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£326,014	£204,862
2022	£308,433	£235,861
2023	£254,153	£457,882
2024	£386,543	£268,836
2025	£276,200	£297,336

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, UPKEEP, BEAUTIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN THE COUNTRY OF SUFFOLK AND OF MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS AND CHATTELS IN SUCH CHURCHES AND OF THE CHURCHYARD BELONGING TO ANY OF SUCH CHURCHES.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 21ST DECEMBER 1973

Trustees (13)

13trustees

71median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 13 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Geoffrey Thomas Carwardine Probert DL Chair since 2012
Arthur James Bethune Norman since 2021
David Guymer Kingage 63 since 2014
David Neale Gould since 2018
HON Charles Richard Boscawen
John Edward Devaux DL since 2014
Loudon IAN Greenleesage 74 since 2022
Mary Luxmoore-Styles since 2019
Nicholas Pearson since 2014
Rachel Sloane since 2020
Rev Anthony James Redman since 2017
Sarah Caroline Turnbullage 71 since 2023
Simon Hugh Galwey Ronan since 2020

Connected charities (2)

The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement 1 shared trustee
Compassion 1 shared trustee

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