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The Spinning School

The Spinning School is a registered charity (number 311804) based in Huntingdon, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by John Alexander Rodney Chrisp since 1977. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £3k (2025)

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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
Where
Cambridgeshire
Registered
1962

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£3k£3k
  • 2024£3k£2k
  • 2023£3k£2k
Earlier years
  • 2022£3k£2k
  • 2021£3k£2k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

(A) IN AWARDING TO BENEFICIARIES EXHIBITIONS TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL, TRAINING COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER INSTITUTION OF FURTHER (INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL) EDUCATION. (B) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES ON LEAVING SCHOOL TO ENTER OR PREPARE FOR A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING. (C) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OR BENEFICIARIES. (D) IN OR TOWARDS PROVIDING SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR ANY SCHOOL IN THE PARISH OF RAMSEY, IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE, AS MAY BE FROM TIME TO TIME AGREED BETWEEN THE TRUSTEES AND THE TRUSTEES AND THE MANAGERS OR GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOL AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE SAID AUTHORITY. (E) TO MAKE GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN THE SAID PARISH HAVING OBJECTS WHICH INCLUDE THE PROVISION FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

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.

5 trustees on the board

25.2y median 27y
average tenure
49y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

25.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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 5General Charitable Purposes 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£3k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
311804
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME DATED 29TH OCTOBER 1964 AND SCHEME OF 22ND JANUARY 1980
Contact on the register
01487812769
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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