Registered charity · Suffolk
Drinkstone WAR Memorial Institute
Drinkstone WAR Memorial Institute is a registered charity (number 304876) based in Suffolk, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Susan Foulsham. Latest income £39k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £39k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Susan FoulshamChair
- Brenda Patricia ElphickTrustee · since 2018
- Lesley Ann CanhamTrustee · since 2021
- Lindi BelfieldTrustee · since 2023
- Lyn HannantTrustee · since 2023
- Nicholas HillTrustee · since 2021
- Robin SharpTrustee · since 2011
- Sheila BeswickTrustee · since 2009
- Sheila RichesTrustee · since 2018
- Susan GorehamTrustee · since 2023
- Valerie Joy BirkettTrustee · since 2021
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.drinkstonevillage.co.uk/villagehall (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£39k£17k
- 2024£17k£17k
- 2023£16k£13k
Earlier years
- 2022£21k£9k
- 2021£12k£16k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 48%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL
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
- Susan Foulsham Chair
- Brenda Patricia Elphick since 2018
- Lesley Ann Canham since 2021
- Lindi Belfield since 2023
- Lyn Hannant since 2023
- Nicholas Hill since 2021
- Robin Sharp since 2011
- Sheila Beswick since 2009
- Sheila Riches since 2018
- Susan Goreham since 2023
- Valerie Joy Birkett since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Brenda Patricia Elphick since 2018
- Robin Sharp since 2011
- Sheila Beswick since 2009
- Sheila Riches since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Susan Foulsham Chair
- Brenda Patricia Elphick since 2018
- Lesley Ann Canham since 2021
- Lindi Belfield since 2023
- Lyn Hannant since 2023
- Nicholas Hill since 2021
- Robin Sharp since 2011
- Sheila Beswick since 2009
- Sheila Riches since 2018
- Susan Goreham since 2023
- Valerie Joy Birkett since 2021
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
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
- 304876
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 6TH NOVEMBER 1951AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 JUN 2017AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 27 NOV 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07814 776138 · drinkstonewmi@gmail.com
- 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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