Registered charity (CIO) · Cumbria
Furness Mental Health Trust
Furness Mental Health Trust is a registered charity (number 1152986) based in Cumbria, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by David Ralph since 2013. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Fmht (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 5 more
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- furnessmentalhealthtrust.wordpress.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022£24k£22k
- 2021£39k£26k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE FURNESS AREA OF CUMBRIA.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
Grants received
1 grant · £9,959 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 · £9,959
Most recent
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- David Ralph Chair since 2013
- DR Keith Blackburn since 2015
- GED Egan since 2013
- Ron Speakman since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- David Ralph Chair since 2013
- DR Keith Blackburn since 2015
- GED Egan since 2013
- Ron Speakman since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Ralph Chair since 2013
- DR Keith Blackburn since 2015
- GED Egan since 2013
- Ron Speakman since 2015
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
- 1152986
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 22 Jul 2013
- Contact on the register
- 01229827870 · David.Ralph@furnessmentalhealthtrust.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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