The Norman Barnes Fund

Registered charity 511646 Registered since 1981

Operates: Rochdale

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

14y median 14y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.2y

average years in governance

1 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3Disability 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1Transport 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Boards that share trustees

Rochdale Action With Destitute Asylum Seekers and Refugees 1 shared trustee
The Rochdale and District Blind Welfare Society 1 shared trustee
Rochdale United Charity 1 shared trustee
Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trusts 1 shared trustee
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Rochdale Action With Destitute Asylum Seekers and Refugees 1 shared trustee
Rochdale United Charity 1 shared trustee
The Rochdale and District Blind Welfare Society 1 shared trustee
Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trusts 1 shared trustee
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Friends of Religious Settlements Similar size; both Poverty relief

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Contact

Phone	01706 925425
Address	TAX AND TREASURY TEAM, FLOOR 2, NUMBER ONE RIVERSIDE, SMITH STREET, ROCHDALE, OL16 1XU

Finances

£12,462 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£8,848	£1,711
2022	£8,902	£1,991
2023	£10,414	£3,206
2024	£12,812	£5,670
2025	£12,462	£7,870

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMFORTS TO OLD PEOPLE.

Governing document: WILL PROVED AT P.P.R. ON 27 MARCH 1973 AS AMENDED 31 JULY 1996 BY A RESOLUTION PASSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993

Trustees (3)

3trustees

82median age

1aged 70+

Alderman Jane Gartside JP
Councillor Billy Sheerinage 82 since 2012
Councillor Shaun Joseph O'Neill since 2012

Connected charities (5)

Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trusts 1 shared trustee
East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
The Rochdale and District Blind Welfare Society 1 shared trustee
Rochdale United Charity 1 shared trustee
Rochdale Action With Destitute Asylum Seekers and Refugees 1 shared trustee

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