Registered charity · Newport Pagnell
The Balney Charitable Trust
The Balney Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 288575) based in Newport Pagnell, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Robert John Ruck-Keene. Latest income £231k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £231k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 4 more
- Where
- Milton Keynes
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£231k£164k
- 2024£208k£141k
- 2023£164k£120k
Earlier years
- 2022£163k£63k
- 2021£149k£84k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPUSES CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN SUCH PROPORTIONS IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE TRUST DEED)
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
- Robert John Ruck-Keene Chair
- IAN Geoffrey Townsend since 2012
- MS Heaton
Trustees past 6 years
- IAN Geoffrey Townsend since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- IAN Geoffrey Townsend since 2012
- MS Heaton
Portfolio (1)
- Robert John Ruck-Keene Chair
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.
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
- 288575
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DEED OF TRUST DATED 10TH OCTOBER 1983
- Contact on the register
- 01908611901 · balney.trust@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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