The Martin Laing Foundation

Registered charity 278461 Registered since 1979

Operates: Norfolk, Malta, Essex, Hertfordshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

5y median 3y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.9y

average years in governance

6 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 7Environment/conservation/heritage 6Education/training 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Boards that share trustees

The Beatrice Laing Trust 1 shared trustee
John Laing Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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The Beatrice Laing Trust 1 shared trustee
John Laing Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.laingfamilytrusts.org.uk
Email	info@laingfamilytrusts.org.uk
Phone	02082388890
Address	33 BUNNS LANE, LONDON, NW7 2DX

Finances

£8,027,451 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£359,019	£337,888
2022	£409,081	£579,171
2023	£396,962	£592,269
2024	£421,048	£381,992
2025	£8,027,451	£425,647

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Elderly/old PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 2ND JULY 1979

Trustees (7)

7trustees

42median age

0aged 70+

Alexandra Catherine Beatrice Jane Gregoryage 42 Chair since 2013
Alexander Paul Finkenrath since 2025
Charlotte Elizabeth Laing Gregory since 2023
Edward Charles Kirby Laing
Lady Laing
Nicholas John Gregory
Robert Paul Girdlestone since 2023

Connected charities (2)

The Beatrice Laing Trust 1 shared trustee
John Laing Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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