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The John Gurney Charitable Trust

The John Gurney Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 285456) based in Norfolk, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Priscilla ANN Meath Baker. Latest income £182k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £182k (2025)

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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
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Norfolk
Registered
1982

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£182k£214k
  • 2024£182k£399k
  • 2023£164k£139k
Earlier years
  • 2022£152k£171k
  • 2021£143k£305k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

A) TO PRESERVE IMPROVE AND ALSO RENEW WHERE ESSENTIAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF WALSINGHAM SPROWSTON AND ADJOINING AREAS IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK AND THE NATION AT LARGE WHATEVER OF THE ENGLISH HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE PARISHES OF WALSINGHAM SPROWSTON AND ADJOINING AREAS AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST. SIMILARLY TO PRESERVE IMPROVE AND RENEW AND ADD TO THE CONTENTS OF SUCH BUILDINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON REGULAR VIEWING DAYS; AND B) TO PRESERVE, IMPROVE AND EQUIP BUILDINGS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE PARISHES OF WALSINGHAM, SPROWSTON AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK, PROVIDING SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND HEALTHCARE OF THE PUBLIC WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND IN PARTICULAR THE PARISH HALL IN LITTLE WALSINGHAM AND SIMILARLY TO PRESERVE, RENEW AND IMPROVE THE CONTENTS OF SUCH BUILDINGS.

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.

7.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Environment/conservation/heritage 4Education/training 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£182k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
285456
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 20 JUL 1982AS AMENDED ON 24 APR 2023AS AMENDED ON 04 NOV 2024
Contact on the register
01328820259 · admin@walsingham-estate.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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