Registered charity · Cumbria
The Oaklea Trust
- 6 trustees
- Income £11m (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
- Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland
- Website
- oakleatrust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Oaklea Trust
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£11m
- 2024£9.9m£9.6m
- 2023£9.5m£9.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£9.4m£9.0m
- 2021£8.7m£8.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 87% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND CARE OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING AND OTHER DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY OR INFIRM, AND THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED WHO NEED ASSISTANCE BY THE PROVISION OF A SUITABLE HOME ENVIRONMENT AND/OR CARE AND SUPERVISION TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY; B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, WHO REQUIRE EDUCATION, SPECIALIST TRAINING AND/OR SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO ENTER EMPLOYMENT, TO ADVANCE IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR TO ENTER FURTHER STUDIES; C) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITY, YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND D) TO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND ANCILLARY PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME
Grants received
13 grants · £87,761 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
- Department for Work and Pensions · £43,314
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £34,633 (11 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,814
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Anne Marie Kilkenny since 2025
- Craig Smith since 2023
- Derek Ridgway since 2023
- Dr Robin Jeremy Talbot since 2023
- Linda Adey since 2017
- Maxine Lorraine Denoual since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Linda Adey since 2017
- Maxine Lorraine Denoual since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anne Marie Kilkenny since 2025
- Craig Smith since 2023
- Dr Robin Jeremy Talbot since 2023
- Linda Adey since 2017
- Maxine Lorraine Denoual since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Derek Ridgway since 2023
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 1.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091722
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/04/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 SEP 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 04416344 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01539735025 · enquiries@oakleatrust.co.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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