Registered charity · King's Lynn
Brancaster Educational and Almshouse Charity
Brancaster Educational and Almshouse Charity is a registered charity (number 311128) based in King's Lynn, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Cyril Southerland since 2016. Latest income £56k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Robert Smith Trust (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £56k (2025)
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, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Norfolk
- Registered
- 1982
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£56k£49k
- 2024£37k£67k
- 2023£38k£32k
Earlier years
- 2022£35k£25k
- 2021£39k£29k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHO OR WHOSE PARENTS ARE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAS OF THE ANCIENT PARISHES OF BRANCASTER, BURNHAM DEEPDALE, THORNHAM OR TITCHWELL. B) IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR ANY MAINTAINED SCHOOL IN ANY OF THE SAID AREAS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL CONCERNED AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SAID AUTHORITY. C) THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY. D) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Cyril Southerland Chair since 2016
- Colin Mitchell
- Edward Gould since 2015
- Gary Bocking since 2023
- Jason Chase since 2026
- John Gregory since 2026
- Sarah Bocking since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Cyril Southerland Chair since 2016
- Edward Gould since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Cyril Southerland Chair since 2016
- Colin Mitchell
- Edward Gould since 2015
- Gary Bocking since 2023
- Jason Chase since 2026
- John Gregory since 2026
- Sarah Bocking since 2026
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
- 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
- 311128
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 22 NOVEMBER 1982
- Contact on the register
- 01485210721 · jjgould10@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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