Registered charity · Colchester
The Institute
The Institute is a registered charity (number 272790) based in Colchester, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Barry Leslie French. Latest income £68k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Kelvedon Institute, Kelvedon Institute Hall, Kelvedon Village Hall, The Institute Hall (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £68k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Barry Leslie FrenchChair
- Alan KnibbTrustee · since 2018
- IAN Terence HillTrustee
- Jeremy William DoughtonTrustee
- Keith TremainTrustee · since 2018
- Lorraine KnibbTrustee · since 2024
- Matthew James FishTrustee · since 2016
- MRS Jill HindsTrustee
- Nicole Freeman RycraftTrustee · since 2025
- Paul EverettTrustee · since 2025
- Susan Diane Ramsden-WalterTrustee
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, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.kelvedoninstitute.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£68k£51k
- 2024£27k£38k
- 2023£32k£23k
Earlier years
- 2022£30k£17k
- 2021£26k£12k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF KELVEDON AND FEERING AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 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
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £5,000
Most recent
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Barry Leslie French Chair
- Alan Knibb since 2018
- IAN Terence Hill
- Jeremy William Doughton
- Keith Tremain since 2018
- Lorraine Knibb since 2024
- MRS Jill Hinds
- Matthew James Fish since 2016
- Nicole Freeman Rycraft since 2025
- Paul Everett since 2025
- Susan Diane Ramsden-Walter
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Knibb since 2018
- Keith Tremain since 2018
- Matthew James Fish since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Barry Leslie French Chair
- Alan Knibb since 2018
- IAN Terence Hill
- Jeremy William Doughton
- Keith Tremain since 2018
- Lorraine Knibb since 2024
- MRS Jill Hinds
- Matthew James Fish since 2016
- Nicole Freeman Rycraft since 2025
- Paul Everett since 2025
- Susan Diane Ramsden-Walter
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
- 272790
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 16/07/1980. as amended on 11 Jul 2022 as amended on 17 Jul 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07792674588 · secretary@kelvedoninstitute.co.uk
- 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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