Registered charity · Isle of Wight
ST Catherine's - Speech and Language
ST Catherine's - Speech and Language is a registered charity (number 288148) based in Isle of Wight, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £6.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The relief of sickness, poverty, hardship and distress, among children, young people, their families and other persons who are socially excluded from society as a result of their speech, language and communication needs, by: providing a range of...
- 9 trustees
- Income £6.4m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Anthony FlowerTrustee · since 2010
- Daniel CarmichaelTrustee · since 2023
- Graham PengellyTrustee · since 1996
- Henry BlacksellTrustee · since 2024
- John MetcalfeTrustee · since 2013
- Martyn HeatherTrustee · since 2021
- Michael LoftusTrustee · since 2022
- Peter Andrew ElliottTrustee · since 2020
- Roger David RickmanTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Isle Of Wight
- Website
- www.stcatherines.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- ST Catherine's - Speech and Language
- Registered
- 1983
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6.4m£5.8m
- 2024£5.8m£5.4m
- 2023£4.9m£4.8m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.3m£4.2m
- 2021£3.6m£3.4m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 92% · Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The relief of sickness, poverty, hardship and distress, among children, young people, their families and other persons who are socially excluded from society as a result of their speech, language and communication needs, by: providing a range of services which include advancing their education through the running of a residential special school and sixth form centre, vocational training, integrated therapy, outreach services and advice and support to parents and families; and raising public awareness of the issues affecting children, young people and their families and others with speech, language and communication needs.
Grants received
3 grants · £101,350 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
- Henry Smith Foundation · £91,350 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Anthony Flower since 2010
- Daniel Carmichael since 2023
- Graham Pengelly since 1996
- Henry Blacksell since 2024
- John Metcalfe since 2013
- Martyn Heather since 2021
- Michael Loftus since 2022
- Peter Andrew Elliott since 2020
- Roger David Rickman since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Flower since 2010
- Graham Pengelly since 1996
- John Metcalfe since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Anthony Flower since 2010
- Graham Pengelly since 1996
- John Metcalfe since 2013
- Martyn Heather since 2021
- Michael Loftus since 2022
- Roger David Rickman since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Daniel Carmichael since 2023
- Henry Blacksell since 2024
- Peter Andrew Elliott since 2020
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.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 4.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 288148
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/09/1983AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/11/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/11/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/05/2011 AS AMENDED ON 28 FEB 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 OCT 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 01757474 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01983852722 · general@stcatherines.org.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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