The Gordon Carling Foundation

Registered charity 288402 Registered since 1984

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.8y median 10y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14.7y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 5Disability 5

Commercial experience

Health and social care 5Hospitality 2

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Contact

Website	gordoncarling.com
Email	sallybishop51@gmail.com
Phone	07979860892
Address	11 Droridge, Dartington, TOTNES, TQ9 6JQ

Finances

£4,173 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£265,761	£194,422
2022	£384,796	£168,161
2023	£253,477	£109,957
2024	£117,960	£2,786,774
2025	£4,173	£512,242

What it does

What

DisabilityAccommodation/housing

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY LIVING IN SOUTH DEVON HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE WIDEST POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. (THE FOUNDATION FULLY SUPPORTS THE GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER , "VALUING PEOPLE" WHICH IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF RIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, CHOICE AND INCLUSION)

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 JULY 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 APRIL 2003, 20 SEPTEMBER 2004 AND 15 JUNE 2009, AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 8 DECEMBER 2005 AS AND 20 JULY 2009. as amended on 12 Dec 2018

Trustees (5)

5trustees

76median age

5aged 70+

Succession outlook: 5 of 5 trustees are aged 70 or over.

ANN Widgerage 86
Andrew Bishop since 2014
Bea Gill since 2016
Colin Voiseyage 91 since 2016
Laurel Ellisage 73 since 2019

Linked company (Companies House)

The Gordon Carling Foundation · 01743492 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 29/07/1983

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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