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David Wood Memorial Trust

David Wood Memorial Trust is a registered charity (number 306124) based in London, governed by 6 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 6 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Recreation
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
davidwoodmemorialtrust.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1969

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022--
  • 2021£356£0

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE TEACHING, DEVELOPMENT AND SUPERVISION OF THE PLAYING, STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHESS BY THE BOYS OR GIRLS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE RESIDENT IN THE GROGRAPHICAL AREA (IE, THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND EASTERN AND EASTERN CENTRAL POSTAL DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY OF GREATER LONDON) AND ATTENDING SOME SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR OTHER PLACE OF FULL TIME EDUCATION (WHETHER OR NOT SITUATE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA) OR ATTENGDING SOME SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR OTHER PLACE OF FULL TIME EDUCATION SITUTATE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH BOYS OR GIRLS ARE RESIDENT IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA) WITH A VIEW TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MINDS OF SUCH BOYS AND GIRLS AND THE FURTHERING OF THEIR GENERAL EDUCATION PROVIDED IN THE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

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.

6 trustees on the board

20.8y median 9y
average tenure
57y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
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 6Recreation 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across 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
306124
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 10TH OCTOBER 1969
Contact on the register
07949881881 · philipstaniland@outlook.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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