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The Friends of Wensum Lodge

The Friends of Wensum Lodge is a registered charity (number 275648) based in Norwich, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Jenny Downing since 2012. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees

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
Education/training
Where
Norfolk
Registered
1978

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021--

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS AT WENSUM LODGE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT WENSUM LODGE AND IVORY HOUSE, NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY.

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.

3 trustees on the board

11.3y median 10y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

15.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

1
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 3

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

Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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
275648
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18TH MARCH 1978
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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