Registered charity · Woodbridge
The Michael Sims Memorial Fund
- 10 trustees
- Income £10k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jane Ena AtkinsonChair · since 1988
- Andrew Cameron MclennanTrustee · since 2026
- Andrew George CannTrustee
- Deborah Ann SwartsTrustee · since 2019
- Dr Jane ShooteTrustee · since 2019
- John David Hibberd MBETrustee · since 1987
- Katherine May AtkinsonTrustee · since 2026
- Philip John HurstTrustee · since 2013
- Robert William FeakesTrustee
- Taina Jane PearsonTrustee
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, Education/training
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk/history-of-the-school/#michaelsims (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£10k£13k
- 2025£10k£12k
- 2024£9k£6k
Earlier years
- 2023£9k£10k
- 2022£9k£10k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL PRIZE TO A STUDENT OF THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL FRAMLINGHAM SUFFOLK TO BE AWARDED TO THE STUDENT WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES MOST COMBINED ENTHUSIASM AND INTEREST IN ACADEMIC STUDY WITH LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO SCHOOL LIFE AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 5 OF 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Jane Ena Atkinson Chair since 1988
- Andrew George Cann
- Andrew Cameron Mclennan since 2026
- Deborah Ann Swarts since 2019
- Dr Jane Shoote since 2019
- John David Hibberd MBE since 1987
- Katherine May Atkinson since 2026
- Philip John Hurst since 2013
- Robert William Feakes
- Taina Jane Pearson
Trustees past 6 years
- Jane Ena Atkinson Chair since 1988
- Deborah Ann Swarts since 2019
- Dr Jane Shoote since 2019
- John David Hibberd MBE since 1987
- Philip John Hurst since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Jane Ena Atkinson Chair since 1988
- Andrew George Cann
- Andrew Cameron Mclennan since 2026
- Deborah Ann Swarts since 2019
- Dr Jane Shoote since 2019
- John David Hibberd MBE since 1987
- Katherine May Atkinson since 2026
- Robert William Feakes
- Taina Jane Pearson
Portfolio (1)
- Philip John Hurst since 2013
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 297530
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 16TH FEBRUARY 1987
- Contact on the register
- 01728723493 · inmail@thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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