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The Houghton Trust Limited

The charity’s primary objects (“Objects”) are the advancement of education, with particular reference to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter called "the U.K.") in the study of avian pathologies that are relevant to,...

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £101k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Belgium, France, India and more
Website
www.houghtontrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Houghton Trust Limited
Registered
1981

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£101k£107k
  • 2023£101k£108k
  • 2022£104k£85k
Earlier years
  • 2021£94k£48k
  • 2020£98k£66k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

The charity’s primary objects (“Objects”) are the advancement of education, with particular reference to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter called "the U.K.") in the study of avian pathologies that are relevant to, or which may threaten, the UK.

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.

5.2y median 4y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 4Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£101k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
281834
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH DECEMBER 1980 NULLAS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JAN 2023
Companies House
Company number 01534794 · Active
Contact on the register
01491875946
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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