Royal Tunbridge Wells Civic Society
Registered charity 276545 Registered since 1978
Operates: Kent
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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.
14 trustees on the board
- Brian Lippard Chair since 2014
- Chris Jones
- Christopher Stewart Weller since 2022
- David Sandford
- David Wright since 2014
- Debbie Lorraine Salter since 2025
- Dr Alastair TOD
- Dr Richard John Morrice since 2022
- John Delucy since 2014
- Lorna Blackmore since 2014
- Paul James Avis since 2016
- Peter Lewis since 2015
- Philippa Pigache since 2022
- Sheelagh Caroline Auckland since 2019
8.1y median 10y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Brian Lippard Chair since 2014
- David Wright since 2014
- John Delucy since 2014
- Lorna Blackmore since 2014
- Paul James Avis since 2016
- Peter Lewis since 2015
- Sheelagh Caroline Auckland since 2019
10.3y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Christopher Stewart Weller since 2022
- David Sandford
- David Wright since 2014
- Debbie Lorraine Salter since 2025
- Dr Alastair TOD
- Dr Richard John Morrice since 2022
- John Delucy since 2014
- Lorna Blackmore since 2014
- Paul James Avis since 2016
- Peter Lewis since 2015
- Philippa Pigache since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Brian Lippard Chair since 2014
- Chris Jones
- Sheelagh Caroline Auckland since 2019
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14General Charitable Purposes 13Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 5Arts and leisure 1Business services 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£14k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The Decimus Burton Society 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Friends at the Amelia Scott 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum Similar size; both Environment
- St Mary's CVA Marple Bridge PTA Similar size; both Environment
- The Friends of ST Nicholas' and Wisley Churches Similar size; both Environment
- 7200 Trust Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.thecivicsociety.org |
| contactus@thecivicsociety.org | |
| Phone | 01892 522025 |
| Address | 52 ST. JAMES ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 2LB |
Finances
£13,676 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £7,384 | £5,682 |
| 2022 | £12,217 | £14,724 |
| 2023 | £11,753 | £14,760 |
| 2024 | £12,452 | £14,241 |
| 2025 | £13,676 | £15,707 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
(A) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (B) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (C) TO SECURE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (D)TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 OCTOBER 1973 AS AMENDED, 10 OCTOBER 1985 AND 9 NOVEMBER 2006.
Trustees (14)
14trustees
76median age
2aged 70+
- Brian Lippard Chair since 2014
- Chris Jones
- Christopher Stewart Wellerage band 80-84 since 2022
- David Sandford
- David Wright since 2014
- Debbie Lorraine Salter since 2025
- Dr Alastair TOD
- Dr Richard John Morriceage band 70-74 since 2022
- John Delucy since 2014
- Lorna Blackmore since 2014
- Paul James Avis since 2016
- Peter Lewis since 2015
- Philippa Pigache since 2022
- Sheelagh Caroline Auckland since 2019
Connected charities (2)
- The Decimus Burton Society 2 shared trustees
- The Friends at the Amelia Scott 1 shared trustee
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