Registered charity · Lancashire
Kensington House Trust
- 3 trustees
- Income £228k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.kensingtonfoundation.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Kensington House Trust
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£228k£256k
- 2024£240k£254k
- 2023£379k£362k
Earlier years
- 2022£63k£271k
- 2021£212k£238k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF LANCASHIRE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:A.TO RELIEVE PERSONS OVER 16 YEARS WHO ARE IN CONDITITONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS,BY THE PROVISION OF SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION.B.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK OR TERMINALLY ILL.C.TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF FURNITURE AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.D.TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH,BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY THE PROVISION OF A TEMPORARY REFUGE.E.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.F.TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,000 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,000
Most recent
- 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Marc Gregory Hawe Chair
- Ian Ruston since 2021
- Peter Farrell since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Ian Ruston since 2021
- Peter Farrell since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Marc Gregory Hawe Chair
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.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1044235
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 OCTOBER 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 6 FEBRUARY 1995 AND 20 JUNE 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 02861280 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01253 761444 · kentrust1@hotmail.com
- 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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