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The Oulton Institute
The Oulton Institute is a registered charity (number 523794) based in Leeds, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Margaret Peniston since 2014. Latest income £99k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Harold Hall (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £99k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Margaret PenistonChair · since 2014
- Brenda Elizabeth BallTrustee · since 2025
- Catherine Caroline Anne ClaytonTrustee · since 2026
- Elizabeth TonksTrustee
- Hannah Rebecca HarveyTrustee · since 2019
- Michael BallTrustee · since 2025
- MR RON WalkerTrustee
- MRS PAT HoyleTrustee
- Pauline HopeTrustee · since 2014
- Stuart David WardTrustee · 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
- Where
- Bradford City, Leeds City, City Of Wakefield
- Website
- www.oultoninstitute.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£99k£90k
- 2024£133k£165k
- 2023£68k£55k
Earlier years
- 2022£61k£38k
- 2021£60k£72k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 32%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL
Grants received
4 grants · £37,500 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £12,500 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Margaret Peniston Chair since 2014
- Brenda Elizabeth Ball since 2025
- Catherine Caroline Anne Clayton since 2026
- Elizabeth Tonks
- Hannah Rebecca Harvey since 2019
- MR RON Walker
- MRS PAT Hoyle
- Michael Ball since 2025
- Pauline Hope since 2014
- Stuart David Ward since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Margaret Peniston Chair since 2014
- Hannah Rebecca Harvey since 2019
- Pauline Hope since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Margaret Peniston Chair since 2014
- Brenda Elizabeth Ball since 2025
- Catherine Caroline Anne Clayton since 2026
- Elizabeth Tonks
- Hannah Rebecca Harvey since 2019
- MR RON Walker
- MRS PAT Hoyle
- Pauline Hope since 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Michael Ball since 2025
- Stuart David Ward since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 523794
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1ST JUNE 1970
- Contact on the register
- 01132824101 · enquiries@oultoninstitute.org.uk
- 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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