Battens Charitable Trust

Registered charity 293500 Registered since 1986

Operates: Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2.7y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.8y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 6Education/training 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	https://www.battens.co.uk/battens-charitable-trust
Email	bct@battens.co.uk
Phone	01935846000
Address	c/o Battens Solicitors Limited, Maltravers House, Petters Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SH

Finances

£11,034 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,630	£56,950
2022	£7,484	£38,870
2023	£8,506	£32,564
2024	£11,032	£57,640
2025	£11,034	£40,374

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES ARE ABLE TO USE THE TRUST FUNDS FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES DIRECTED WHOLLY OR MAINLY TO THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THEY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14TH OCTOBER 1985, AS VARIED BY SCHEME DATED 22 MAY 2002.

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

Holy Trinity Church of England V A School Association 1 shared trustee

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