Registered charity (CIO) · Carlisle
Carlisle and District Federation of Community Organisations
Carlisle and District Federation of Community Organisations is a registered charity (number 1166941) based in Carlisle, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Helen Fisher since 2018. Latest income £18k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as C&Dfco (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £18k (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, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Cumbria
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£18k£41k
- 2024£25k£55k
- 2023£122k£96k
Earlier years
- 2022£119k£114k
- 2021£53k£49k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 97%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO SMALL CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS. THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.(CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES)
Grants received
5 grants · £137,495 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £94,995 (3 grants)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £30,000
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £12,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Helen Fisher Chair since 2018
- Clair Helen Hannah since 2024
- James William Burke since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Helen Fisher Chair since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Helen Fisher Chair since 2018
- Clair Helen Hannah since 2024
- James William Burke since 2021
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
- 1166941
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 05 May 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01228 596992
- 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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