The Hervey Benham Charitable Trust

Registered charity 277578 Registered since 1979

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

15.5y median 9.5y

average tenure

33y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.6y

average years in governance

4 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Education 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Colchester Recalled Oral History Society 1 shared trustee
Charity for the Maintenance of A Preaching Minister 1 shared trustee
The Leslie Mary Carter Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Colchester Recalled Oral History Society 1 shared trustee
The Leslie Mary Carter Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Charity for the Maintenance of A Preaching Minister 1 shared trustee
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Winifred Wharton Trust Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.herveybenhamtrust.org.uk
Email	admin@herveybenhamtrust.org.uk
Phone	07784643291
Address	C/O SPARLING BENHAM & BROUGH, 13 HIGH STREET, MANNINGTREE, ESSEX, CO11 1AQ

Finances

£53,291 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£33,196	£34,598
2022	£34,723	£66,951
2023	£45,341	£31,402
2024	£58,663	£36,027
2025	£53,291	£27,429

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES TO BE CHARITABLE INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION (INTER ALIA) OF MUSICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND COMPETITIONS.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 20TH FEBRUARY 1978

Trustees (6)

6trustees

79median age

1aged 70+

Martyn Ralph Carrage 69 Chair since 1993
Andrew Benjamin Phillipsage 88 since 1995
Nicola Johnston since 2020
Paula Guyver since 2022
Stephen Lanslsey since 2019
Thomas Michael Alasdair since 2014

Connected charities (3)

The Leslie Mary Carter Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Charity for the Maintenance of A Preaching Minister 1 shared trustee
Colchester Recalled Oral History Society 1 shared trustee

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