The Beshara Trust

Registered charity 296769 Registered since 1987

Operates: Throughout England, Scotland

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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

5.3y median 5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.8y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7Religious Activities 7

Commercial experience

Education 4

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Contact

Website	www.beshara.org
Email	chair@beshara.org
Phone	02083007928
Address	11 Northcote Road, SIDCUP, Kent, DA14 6PN

Finances

£16,117 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£22,051	£15,784
2022	£31,851	£19,522
2023	£16,975	£16,235
2024	£23,665	£24,187
2025	£16,117	£16,901

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BASIC UNITY OF ALL RELIGIONS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COURSES TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF MAN TO THE UNIVERSE, THE EARTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SOCIETY HE LIVES IN, TO REALITY AND TO GOD.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/04/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/2011

Trustees (7)

7trustees

76median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Michael Cohenage 77 Chair
Crispin Roberts since 2018
DR John Markson Brownage 77 since 2015
Dee Mittingage 73 since 2017
Gary Tonge Latimer since 2025
Maria Lusitano da Fonseca Moreira Santos since 2025
Sam Fardghassemi since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Beshara Trust(the) · 02126693 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 28/04/1987

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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