Help the Child

Registered charity 297790 Registered since 1987

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.2y median 8.5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

4.5y

average years in governance

13 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 13

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.helpthechild.org.uk
Email	admin@helpthechild.org.uk
Phone	01278792555
Address	CROSSWAYS, GORE ROAD, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 2HL

Finances

£49,668 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£19,470	£13,843
2022	£14,072	£15,583
2023	£12,408	£9,916
2024	£24,343	£21,003
2025	£49,668	£44,074

What it does

What

Disability

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Other Finance

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN RESIDENT IN SOMERSET AND AVON BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING AIDS CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE SICKNESS SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF SUCH CHILDREN

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22ND SEPTEMBER 1987

Trustees (13)

13trustees

0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

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