The Bear Trust

Registered charity 801946 Registered since 1989

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

12.5y median 12.5y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.5y

average years in governance

0 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Religious Activities 3General Charitable Purposes 2Education/training 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1

Gaps to watch

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

Boards that share trustees

A J Bennewith Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Friends of the Beacon 1 shared trustee
Immanuel Church, Chichester 1 shared trustee
Godalming Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Rodborough School Trust Fund 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

A J Bennewith Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Godalming Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Rodborough School Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
Friends of the Beacon 1 shared trustee
Immanuel Church, Chichester 1 shared trustee
The Tabernacle Ministries of Great Britain Similar size; both Religion

Boards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Email	tony@bennewith.co.uk
Phone	01483539777
Address	Upper Ground Floor, 18 Farnham Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4XA

Finances

£50 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,131	£1,365
2022	£16,529	£16,176
2023	£2,277	£1,831
2024	£1,913	£3,004
2025	£50	£0

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO AUGMENT THE INCOME OF THOSE ENGAGED IN MISSIONARY WORK FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 16TH DECEMBER 1988

Trustees (3)

3trustees

55median age

0aged 70+

Tony Bennewith Chair
Carol Margaret Ross since 2011
Christine Baconage 55 since 2016

Connected charities (5)

A J Bennewith Charitable Trust 2 shared trustees
Friends of the Beacon 1 shared trustee
Godalming Baptist Church 1 shared trustee
Rodborough School Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
Immanuel Church, Chichester 1 shared trustee

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