Registered charity · Rochester
The Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers Charitable Trust 1977
The Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers Charitable Trust 1977 is a registered charity (number 286521) based in Rochester, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Ian James Smith since 2020. Latest income £164k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £164k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- City Of London
- Website
- www.coachmakers.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£164k£222k
- 2024£122k£231k
- 2023£152k£228k
Earlier years
- 2022£255k£231k
- 2021£61k£387k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
PENSIONS AND GRANTS TO NECESSITOUS FREEMAN AND LIVERYMEN OF THE COMPANY AND FREEMEN AND LIVERYMEN OF THE COMPANY. CHARITABLE GRANTS TO OTHER NECESSITOUS PERSONS. GRANTS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, FELLOWSHIPS, LECTURESHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS BURSARIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN AID OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION. FELLOWSHIPS LECTURESHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS BURSARIES AND GRANTS IN FURTHERANCE OF TECHNICAL RESEARCH. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS MAY BE HEREAFTER DETERMINED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COURT.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Ian James Smith Chair since 2020
- Julian Leach since 2025
- Martin Douglas Payne since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian James Smith Chair since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Ian James Smith Chair since 2020
- Martin Douglas Payne since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Julian Leach since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 286521
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23 AUGUST 1978 AS VARIED BY DEED DATED 24 MARCH 1987
- Contact on the register
- 07505 089841 · clerk@coachmakers.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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