Registered charity · Cambridge
The Whittlesford Society
The Whittlesford Society is a registered charity (number 271902) based in Cambridge, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Robin Foden. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- www.thewhittlesfordsociety.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1961
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£1k
- 2024£50£191
- 2023£133£197
Earlier years
- 2022£634£1k
- 2021£1k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
(1) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (2) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (3) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Grants received
1 grant · £24,948 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 · £24,948
Most recent
- 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Robin Foden Chair
- John Webb
- Kay Ilse Deane since 2015
- Lindsay Clare Button
- Martin Livermore since 2025
- Suzanne Ridley since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Kay Ilse Deane since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Robin Foden Chair
- John Webb
- Kay Ilse Deane since 2015
- Lindsay Clare Button
- Martin Livermore since 2025
- Suzanne Ridley since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 271902
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 SEPTEMBER 1975
- Contact on the register
- 01223837095 · rob.foden2@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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