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The Brighton West Pier Trust
The Brighton West Pier Trust is a registered charity (number 280177) based in Brighton, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £164k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £164k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Annebella PollenTrustee · since 2025
- Christopher Mark IrelandTrustee · since 2019
- David O'ConnorTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Marina Pedreira-VilarinoTrustee · since 2017
- Duncan IrvineTrustee · since 2018
- Judith Barbara LeverTrustee · since 2020
- Lauren GodfreyTrustee · since 2016
- Nick SzczepanikTrustee · since 2015
- Professor Michael FarthingTrustee · since 2017
- Yuthika Hikaru NissankeTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- East Sussex, Brighton And Hove
- Website
- www.westpier.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Brighton West Pier Trust
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£164k£127k
- 2024£182k£314k
- 2023£181k£131k
Earlier years
- 2022£185k£127k
- 2021£174k£120k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THE AREA AS DEFINED IN BENEFICIAL AREA. 2. TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.3. TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Grants received
3 grants · £1,682,844 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 · £1,682,844 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Annebella Pollen since 2025
- Christopher Mark Ireland since 2019
- David O'Connor since 2015
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino since 2017
- Duncan Irvine since 2018
- Judith Barbara Lever since 2020
- Lauren Godfrey since 2016
- Nick Szczepanik since 2015
- Professor Michael Farthing since 2017
- Yuthika Hikaru Nissanke since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Mark Ireland since 2019
- David O'Connor since 2015
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino since 2017
- Duncan Irvine since 2018
- Lauren Godfrey since 2016
- Nick Szczepanik since 2015
- Professor Michael Farthing since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Annebella Pollen since 2025
- Christopher Mark Ireland since 2019
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino since 2017
- Judith Barbara Lever since 2020
- Lauren Godfrey since 2016
- Nick Szczepanik since 2015
- Professor Michael Farthing since 2017
Portfolio (3)
- David O'Connor since 2015
- Duncan Irvine since 2018
- Yuthika Hikaru Nissanke since 2023
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 280177
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14TH NOVEMBER 1978, AND AMENDED 9TH MAY 1980, 9TH JULY 1985, 6TH JULY 1999 AND 31ST MARCH 2006. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION DATED 22ND APRIL 1982. as amended on 20 May 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 01399732 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01273321499 · info@westpier.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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