The Geoffrey and Alice Bennett Bequest
Registered charity 1004746 Registered since 1991
Operates: Cumbria
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- Helen Strachan Weston since 2017
- Martin Lester Reeves since 2016
- Rev Eleanor Mary Catherine Hancock since 2019
- Richard Platt
8.7y median 9y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Helen Strachan Weston since 2017
- Martin Lester Reeves since 2016
- Rev Eleanor Mary Catherine Hancock since 2019
9.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Helen Strachan Weston since 2017
Portfolio (3)
- Martin Lester Reeves since 2016
- Rev Eleanor Mary Catherine Hancock since 2019
- Richard Platt
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 3Religious Activities 3Environment/conservation/heritage 1Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 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.
incomespending£29k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Qualified
Auditor's opinioniAuditor's opinionThe accounts_qualified flag on the latest filed annual return is True - the auditor qualified their opinion. A register flag, shown as filed.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- Cumbria Cursillo 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Friends of Carlisle Cathedral 1 shared trustee
- Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust 1 shared trustee
- Cumbria Lgbt Pride 1 shared trustee
- Cumbria County History Trust 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ryedale Evangelical Church Similar size; both Religion
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| info@grainger-platt.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01228521286 |
| Address | 9 The Abbey, CARLISLE, CA3 8TZ |
Finances
£28,974 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £20,353 | £26,081 |
| 2022 | £22,102 | £25,584 |
| 2023 | £24,794 | £31,945 |
| 2024 | £25,401 | £23,793 |
| 2025 | £28,974 | £25,576 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Elderly/old PeopleHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsCharitable objects
ANY RETIRED CLERGYMAN OR CLERGYMEN OR HIS WIDOW OR THEIR WIDOWS OR WOMEN CLERGY WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE DIOCESE OF CARLISLE
Governing document: WILL PROVED AT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE PROBATE REGISTRY ON 18 JULY 1991
Trustees (4)
4trustees
0aged 70+
- Helen Strachan Weston since 2017
- Martin Lester Reeves since 2016
- Rev Eleanor Mary Catherine Hancock since 2019
- Richard Platt
Connected charities (5)
- Cumbria Cursillo 2 shared trustees
- Cumbria Lgbt Pride 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Carlisle Cathedral 1 shared trustee
- Cumbria County History Trust 1 shared trustee
- Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust 1 shared trustee
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