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Registered charity · Gloucester

Freemen of England and Wales

Freemen of England and Wales is a registered charity (number 293536) based in Gloucester, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Stephen Paul White since 2026. Latest income £6k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £6k (2026)
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About

What it does
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.freemen-few.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1986

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£6k£5k
  • 2025£9k£6k
  • 2024£7k£5k
Earlier years
  • 2023£5k£3k
  • 2022£5k£3k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO, THE HISTORY AND LEGAL CUSTOMS OF THE ANCIENT TOWNS OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH RELATION TO THE LEGAL INSTITUTION OF THE FREEDOM. TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

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.

8 trustees on the board

4.9y median 4y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 8Environment/conservation/heritage 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 2Professional services 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£9k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
293536
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28/09/1985AS AMENDED ON 23/09/1989AS AMENDED ON 19/09/1992AS AMENDED ON 21/09/1996AS AMENDED ON 17/09/2011 as amended on 26 Apr 2020
Contact on the register
07780 680810 · leehensley@btinternet.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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