Registered charity · Hertfordshire
Berkhamsted Town Hall Trust
Berkhamsted Town Hall Trust is a registered charity (number 278248) based in Hertfordshire, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Peter Norman Elsworth. Latest income £186k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £186k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Peter Norman ElsworthChair
- Christopher Talbot-PonsonbyTrustee
- Giles Noel ClarkTrustee
- Iain LangTrustee
- IAN ReayTrustee
- Jeannie StirrupTrustee
- John GerryTrustee · since 2014
- Marie CloutTrustee · since 2025
- Mark Edward LewisTrustee · since 2025
- Richard John CaseTrustee · since 2018
- Sally SymingtonTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.berkhamstedtownhall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1979
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£186k£205k
- 2024£192k£206k
- 2023£179k£186k
Earlier years
- 2022£181k£167k
- 2021£191k£153k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.
Grants received
2 grants · £230,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £225,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Peter Norman Elsworth Chair
- Christopher Talbot-Ponsonby
- Giles Noel Clark
- Iain Lang
- IAN Reay
- Jeannie Stirrup
- John Gerry since 2014
- Marie Clout since 2025
- Mark Edward Lewis since 2025
- Richard John Case since 2018
- Sally Symington since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- John Gerry since 2014
- Richard John Case since 2018
- Sally Symington since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Peter Norman Elsworth Chair
- Giles Noel Clark
- Iain Lang
- IAN Reay
- Jeannie Stirrup
- Marie Clout since 2025
- Richard John Case since 2018
- Sally Symington since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Christopher Talbot-Ponsonby
- John Gerry since 2014
- Mark Edward Lewis since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 278248
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 12 FEBRUARY 1981
- Contact on the register
- 01442862288 · bthtmanager@tiscali.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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