Registered charity · Kendal
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Thomas, Kendal
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
- 12 trustees
- Income £273k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev George William BriggsChair · since 2014
- Christine BurgessTrustee · since 2018
- Clive HandleyTrustee · since 2018
- Crispin Vyner-BrooksTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Jenny MaclennanTrustee · since 2026
- Kevin CookTrustee · since 2019
- Michael Arthur Jensen CreesTrustee · since 2020
- Portia Anne CreesTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Diane GilmoreTrustee · since 2024
- Richard Anthony HarniessTrustee · since 2026
- Roger PorthouseTrustee · since 2023
- TIM WaddingtonTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.stkweb.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£273k£238k
- 2024£282k£337k
- 2023£272k£296k
Earlier years
- 2022£302k£254k
- 2021£241k£222k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Rev George William Briggs Chair since 2014
- Christine Burgess since 2018
- Clive Handley since 2018
- Crispin Vyner-Brooks since 2024
- Dr Jenny Maclennan since 2026
- Kevin Cook since 2019
- Michael Arthur Jensen Crees since 2020
- Portia Anne Crees since 2026
- Roger Porthouse since 2023
- Rev Diane Gilmore since 2024
- Richard Anthony Harniess since 2026
- TIM Waddington since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev George William Briggs Chair since 2014
- Christine Burgess since 2018
- Clive Handley since 2018
- Kevin Cook since 2019
- TIM Waddington since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Christine Burgess since 2018
- Crispin Vyner-Brooks since 2024
- Dr Jenny Maclennan since 2026
- Kevin Cook since 2019
- Michael Arthur Jensen Crees since 2020
- Portia Anne Crees since 2026
- Roger Porthouse since 2023
- Rev Diane Gilmore since 2024
- TIM Waddington since 2016
Portfolio (3)
- Rev George William Briggs Chair since 2014
- Clive Handley since 2018
- Richard Anthony Harniess since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1129872
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
- Contact on the register
- 01539730683 · admin@stkmail.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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