Registered charity · Cumbria
Penrith District RED Squirrel Group
- 3 trustees
- Income £161k (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
- Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.penrithredsquirrels.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£161k£192k
- 2024£198k£212k
- 2023£147k£183k
Earlier years
- 2022£345k£226k
- 2021£373k£199k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE RED SQUIRREL POPULATION IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT OF PENRITH DISTRICT, AND THEIR PROTECTION FROM EXTINCTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH, CONCERNING THE RED SQUIRREL POPULATION IN THE PENRITH DISTRICT AND ITS ENDANGERED STATUS.
Grants received
2 grants · £232,000 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £232,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Robert Charles Benson Chair
- Amy Smiles since 2026
- MR Jerry Moss
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Amy Smiles since 2026
- MR Jerry Moss
Portfolio (1)
- Robert Charles Benson 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1117418
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 OCTOBER 2006
- Contact on the register
- 07836 610463 · info@penrithredsquirrels.org.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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