The Otford Society

Registered charity 272974 Registered since 1977

Operates: Kent

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.8y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.9y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

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Contact

Website	www.otfordsociety.org.uk
Email	contact@otfordsociety.org.uk
Phone	01959 422234
Address	Claremont House, Shoreham Road, Otford, SEVENOAKS, Kent, TN14 5RW

Finances

£19,378 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£154	£1,918
2021	£5,198	£6,072
2022	£14,930	£8,556
2023	£43,474	£26,805
2024	£19,378	£11,903

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

(U) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (II) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 27TH OCTOBER 1976 as amended on 24 Aug 2020

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Simon Patrick Featherstone Chair since 2020
Carol Anne Bent since 2022
Christopher James William Sutton since 2022
Claire Elizabeth Croft since 2024
Graham Edwin Bignell since 2023

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The Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum 1 shared trustee

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