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Registered charity · No. 270718 · Weston-Super-MareiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Francis Coales Charitable Foundation

Income
£120k
▲ 1.9% on 2024
Expenditure
£134k
▲ 12.7% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
18.3y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
How am I connected?

Overview

Francis Coales Charitable Foundation's network

5 people6 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Francis Coales Charitable Foundation. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Martin StuchfieldChair1999
27 yrs
John Charles BarkerTrustee2021
5 yrs
John VigarTrustee2024
2 yrs
Matthew John Saunders MBETrustee2008
18 yrs
Rev Brian Howard WilcoxTrustee1988
38 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Martin StuchfieldChair1999
27 yrs
John Charles BarkerTrustee2021
5 yrs
John VigarTrustee2024
2 yrs
Matthew John Saunders MBETrustee2008
18 yrs
Rev Brian Howard WilcoxTrustee1988
38 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
18y
median 18y
Longest tenure
38y
since 1988
Years in governance
24.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 5 on the board

5 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 5Other services 2Education 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Francis Coales Charitable Foundation. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£50k£100k£150k202520242023202220212020£119.71k£133.81k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Francis Coales Charitable Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£111.55k£134.47k£149.30k£122.43k£117.42k£119.71k
Total expenditure£129.45k£132.27k£120.00k£117.00k£118.77k£133.81k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Francis Coales Charitable Foundation has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 20265 June 20265 June 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202431 October 20255 September 20255 September 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 20246 August 20246 August 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202231 October 202326 September 202326 September 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202131 October 202227 July 202227 July 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO PROVIDE FUNDS DIRECTLY OR BY WAY OF GRANT OR LOAN TOWARDS

  • I)

    THE COST OF ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCH ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR OTHER METHODS ON SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIAL DATING FROM BEFORE 1875 INCLUDING THE COSTS OF PRINTING AND PUBLICATION (IN WRITING OR ORALLY) OF BOOKS THESES DOCUMENTS AND LECTURES CONCERNED WITH SUCH ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCH.

  • II)

    THE REPAIR OR RESTORATION OF ANY ECCLESIASTICAL OR OTHER BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME OPENED TO PUBLIC VIEW WHICH SHALL HAVE BEEN BUILT BEFORE THE YEAR 1875.

  • III)

    THE PURCHASE OF ANY LAND OR BUILDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT RESEARCH ON OR RESTORATION OF THE SAME.

  • IV)

    THE PURCHASE AND STOCKING OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY.

  • V)

    THE PURCHASE OF ARCHIVES PAPERS AND OTHER ITEMS OF SUFFICIENT EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL OR OTHER ANTIQUARIAN INTEREST AND THE REPAIR AND CONSERVATION OF SUCH ITEMS WHETHER IN MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES OR PUBLIC RECORD OFFICES PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT SUCH ARCHIVES PAPERS AND OTHER ITEMS SHALL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW BY THE PUBLIC.

What it does

  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
Local authorities: Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedford
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 31 DECEMBER 1975 AMENDED BY MEMORANDUM DATED 7 OCTOBER 1991 as filed
Register history
  • 3 February 1976Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
franciscoales.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1976

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