Loraine Trust

Registered charity 299570 Registered since 1988

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

12.2y median 7y

average tenure

39y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.2y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Economic/community Development/employment 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Commercial experience

Other services 2

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Contact

Website	www.lorainetrust.org
Email	info@lorainetrust.org
Phone	01643-862363
Address	Greencombe, Porlock Weir Road, Porlock, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 8NU

Finances

£7,621 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£7,786	£2,597
2022	£5,598	£1,678
2023	£5,514	£9,924
2024	£7,896	£9,369
2025	£7,621	£15,884

What it does

What

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Other FinanceProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

To protect the environment and relieve poverty for the public benefit by supporting small-scale sustainable farming, growing and land use, including organic horticulture, soil conservation and ecological land stewardship

Governing document: DEED OF TRUST DATED 15TH JULY 1987 as amended on 03 Nov 2025

Trustees (6)

6trustees

92median age

1aged 70+

Robert Kirbye Schmidt Chair since 2017
David Paul Farmer since 2023
James Gordon Shute Harrisage 92 since 1987
Patricia Anne Wolseley
Penelope Loraine Schmidt since 2023
Robert Usher since 2019

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1216896 2 shared trustees
Greencombe Garden Trust 1 shared trustee

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