The Arts Society Granta
Registered charity 298220 Registered since 1987
Operates: Cambridgeshire
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- Angela Palmer since 2023
- Christopher John Blencowe since 2024
- Dr Sarah Whyatt since 2023
- Geoffrey Stephen Payne since 2019
- Jacqueline Kim Mcbride since 2024
- Joanna Mason since 2021
- Nan Taplin since 2016
4.6y median 3y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Geoffrey Stephen Payne since 2019
- Nan Taplin since 2016
6.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Christopher John Blencowe since 2024
- Dr Sarah Whyatt since 2023
- Geoffrey Stephen Payne since 2019
- Jacqueline Kim Mcbride since 2024
- Nan Taplin since 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Angela Palmer since 2023
- Joanna Mason since 2021
1
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 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6Accommodation/housing 1Religious Activities 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.
Health and social care 1Hospitality 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.
incomespending£16k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Barnes Literary Society 1 shared trustee
- Link House Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Happisburgh Lighthouse Trust Similar size; both Environment
- The Stelling Minnis Charitable Trust Similar size; both Environment
- Friends of Harting Church Similar size; both Environment
- Ffrindiau Ysgol Pennant Similar size; both Environment
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | theartssocietygranta.org.uk |
| chris_blencowe@hotmail.com | |
| Phone | 07795 580036 |
| Address | 8 South Park Drive, Papworth Everard, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 3LG |
Finances
£16,428 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £11,803 | £8,561 |
| 2022 | £17,120 | £12,263 |
| 2023 | £17,220 | £12,100 |
| 2024 | £16,268 | £15,787 |
| 2025 | £16,428 | £16,418 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20TH OCTOBER 1987 AND AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION OF 21 MAY 1996AS AMENDED ON 22 MAY 2007AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED ON 07 NOV 2017AS AMENDED ON 14 MAY 2019
Trustees (7)
7trustees
89median age
1aged 70+
- Angela Palmerage band 85-89 since 2023
- Christopher John Blencowe since 2024
- Dr Sarah Whyatt since 2023
- Geoffrey Stephen Payne since 2019
- Jacqueline Kim Mcbride since 2024
- Joanna Mason since 2021
- Nan Taplin since 2016
Connected charities (2)
- Link House Trust 1 shared trustee
- Barnes Literary Society 1 shared trustee
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