Benham-Seaman Trust

Registered charity 278062 Registered since 1979

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10.2y median 8y

average tenure

26y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.9y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Email	diane.oshisanwo@gmail.com
Phone	07740088298
Address	25 BARNCROFT CLOSE, COLCHESTER, CO4 9SF

Finances

£6,191 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£10,586	£450
2022	£4,883	£450
2023	£5,194	£5,659
2024	£5,244	£450
2025	£6,191	£1,450

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE TRUST DEED).

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 31ST JANUARY 1979

Trustees (5)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Elizabeth Tomlinson Chair since 2000
Barbara Ann Smith since 2025
Catherine Millican since 2018
Christopher John Samuel since 2017
Diane Oshisanwo since 2019

Connected charities (2)

Clacton Concert Orchestra 1 shared trustee
Lion Walk United Reformed Church Charity 1 shared trustee

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