Registered charity · Bideford
Pollyfield Community Association
Pollyfield Community Association is a registered charity (number 300765) based in Bideford, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by John Hirst since 2021. Latest income £98k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Pollyfield Centre (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £98k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John HirstChair · since 2021
- Allison GriffinTrustee · since 2023
- Elizabeth StannardTrustee · since 2013
- Gary David FordTrustee · since 2021
- Graham HooperTrustee · since 2023
- Kevin CannonTrustee · since 2022
- Loretta HewittTrustee · since 2025
- Mark ScreechTrustee · since 2023
- Matthew John CleverlyTrustee · since 2024
- Petra CannonTrustee · since 2025
- Steve HopkinsTrustee · since 2023
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, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.pollyfield.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£98k£69k
- 2024£58k£49k
- 2023£20k£24k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£17k
- 2021£20k£22k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 50%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF AND COMING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF BIDEFORD BOROUGH TRUSTEE BOARD (AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Alex Ferry Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
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.
11 trustees on the board
- John Hirst Chair since 2021
- Allison Griffin since 2023
- Elizabeth Stannard since 2013
- Gary David Ford since 2021
- Graham Hooper since 2023
- Kevin Cannon since 2022
- Loretta Hewitt since 2025
- Mark Screech since 2023
- Matthew John Cleverly since 2024
- Petra Cannon since 2025
- Steve Hopkins since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Elizabeth Stannard since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- John Hirst Chair since 2021
- Allison Griffin since 2023
- Elizabeth Stannard since 2013
- Gary David Ford since 2021
- Graham Hooper since 2023
- Kevin Cannon since 2022
- Loretta Hewitt since 2025
- Mark Screech since 2023
- Matthew John Cleverly since 2024
- Petra Cannon since 2025
- Steve Hopkins since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 300765
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/06/1966AS AMENDED ON 25/09/2007AS AMENDED ON 19/04/2009AS AMENDED ON 18/11/2010 as amended on 01 Feb 2012 as amended on 16 Oct 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01237 478734 · admin@pollyfield.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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