Registered charity · Stourbridge
The Somerset Court Autistic Trust
The Somerset Court Autistic Trust is a registered charity (number 291850) based in Stourbridge, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Nick Sugden since 2013. Latest income £227 (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as S C A T, Scat (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £227 (2026)
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, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.scat-trust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£227£2k
- 2025£390£6k
- 2024£445£3k
Earlier years
- 2023£440£4k
- 2022£220£96
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE LIVING AT SOMERSET COURT BRENT KNOLL, SOMERSET; FERNERY HOUSE, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, SOMERSET; AND ANY OTHER RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY (CHARITY NUMBER 269425) IN SOMERSET WHICH THE TRUSTEES CHOOSE TO SUPPORT.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Nick Sugden Chair since 2013
- David Sugden since 2016
- Dr Miles Allison since 2016
- Nikki Lushington since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Nick Sugden Chair since 2013
- David Sugden since 2016
- Dr Miles Allison since 2016
- Nikki Lushington since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Nick Sugden Chair since 2013
- David Sugden since 2016
- Dr Miles Allison since 2016
- Nikki Lushington since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 291850
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19/04/1985AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09/06/2001AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 06/07/2013AS AMENDED ON 09 SEP 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01562731505 · nick.sugden@btinternet.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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