Registered charity · West Sussex
Copthorne Village Hall
Copthorne Village Hall is a registered charity (number 275905) based in West Sussex, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by John Allen. Latest income £25k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £25k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Amateur Sport, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- West Sussex
- Website
- copthornevillagehall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1978
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£25k£13k
- 2025£26k£20k
- 2024£25k£20k
Earlier years
- 2023£26k£14k
- 2022£35k£29k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 31%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
UPON TRUST TO PERMIT THE SAME TO BE USED IN PERPETUITY AS A NON-POLITICAL PLACE OF RECREATION AND SOCIAL INTERCOURSE FOR THE ADVANTAGE OR BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COPTHORNE VILLAGE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- John Allen Chair
- Christopher Ogden Mayor since 2020
- Ian Thorpe since 2025
- Robert King since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Ogden Mayor since 2020
- Robert King since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- John Allen Chair
- Christopher Ogden Mayor since 2020
- Ian Thorpe since 2025
- Robert King since 2019
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 275905
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 12 MARCH 1930
- Contact on the register
- 01342716694 · JACOPTHORNE@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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