The Geoffrey and Alice Bennett Bequest

Registered charity 1004746 Registered since 1991

Operates: Cumbria

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.7y median 9y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.8y

average years in governance

1 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

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

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Cumbria Cursillo 2 shared trustees
Friends of Carlisle Cathedral 1 shared trustee
Cumbria County History Trust 1 shared trustee
Cumbria Lgbt Pride 1 shared trustee
Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Cumbria Cursillo 2 shared trustees
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
Ryedale Evangelical Church Similar size; both Religion

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Contact

Email	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 Activities

Who

Elderly/old People

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable 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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