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Lowther Castle and Gardens Trust

Registered charity 1125075 Registered since 2008

Operates: Cumbria

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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.

5 trustees on the board

9.8y median 10.5y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

4
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 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Environment/conservation/heritage 4Recreation 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 9Property 2Retail and trade 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
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incomespending£72k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

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.

Connected through a shared trustee

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Contact

Websitewww.lowthercastle.org
Emailsuzanne.sharp@lowther.co.uk
Phone01931712912
AddressESTATE OFFICE, Lowther Castle & Gardens, Old Walled Garden, Lowther, PENRITH, CA10 2HH

Finances

£72,118 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£16,852£3,962
2022£6,507£1,803
2023£8,100£1,336
2024£8,405£1,409
2025£72,118£3,568

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

3.1.1 TO MANAGE, RESTORE AND PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT LOWTHER CASTLE IN CUMBRIA TOGETHER WITH ITS ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AND ITS GARDENS ARBORETA WOODLANDS AND PARK OR SUCH PART OR PARTS THEREOF AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE HELD BY THE CHARITY (WHICH PREMISES AS FROM TIME TO TIME HELD BY THE CHARITY ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "LOWTHER") AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF LOWTHER AS A PLACE OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL INTEREST AND NATURAL BEAUTY;3.1.2 TO PRESERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SUCH PICTURES STATUES FURNITURE BOOKS SILVERWARE ARCHIVES AND OTHER CHATTELS BEING OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST AS THE CHARITY CONSIDERS IT APPROPRIATE TO ACQUIRE (WHETHER ON LEASE OR LOAN OR BY WAY OF GIFT OR PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE) AND TO KEEP AT LOWTHER OR ELSEWHERE (ALL SUCH CHATTELS BEING HERINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE CHARITY'S CHATTELS") AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE CHARITY'S CHATTELS AS FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR ARTISTIC INTEREST;3.1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES PARTICULARLY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM OR GALLERY;3.1.4 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF LOWTHER;3.1.5 TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OCCUPATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF LOWTHER AND THE CHARITY'S CHATTELS FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED 15 JUNE 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 9 APRIL 2010

Trustees (5)

5trustees
64median age
1aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Lowther Castle and Gardens Trust · 06265298 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 31/05/2007

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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