Cumbria Rural Choirs CIO
Registered charity 1168081 CIO Registered since 2016
Operates: Cumbria
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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.
10 trustees on the board
- Dr Margaret Riches Chair since 2014
- ANN Margaret Bishop since 2015
- Clive Nigel Riches since 2014
- David John Wood since 2025
- Dr Carl Thomson since 2023
- Felicity Payne since 2023
- Geoffrey Tilson Lindsay Bowles since 2018
- Gerad Owen Kelly since 2025
- Gislint Harvey since 2025
- Margaret Ferriby since 2004
7.4y median 5.5y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Margaret Riches Chair since 2014
- ANN Margaret Bishop since 2015
- Clive Nigel Riches since 2014
- Geoffrey Tilson Lindsay Bowles since 2018
- Margaret Ferriby since 2004
7.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- ANN Margaret Bishop since 2015
- David John Wood since 2025
- Dr Carl Thomson since 2023
- Felicity Payne since 2023
- Gerad Owen Kelly since 2025
- Gislint Harvey since 2025
- Margaret Ferriby since 2004
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Margaret Riches Chair since 2014
- Clive Nigel Riches since 2014
- Geoffrey Tilson Lindsay Bowles since 2018
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 10Education/training 10Recreation 8Environment/conservation/heritage 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 1Health and social care 1
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£29k latest income
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.
Related organisations
- Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association 2 shared trustees
- Carlisle Music Society 2 shared trustees
- Penrith and District Beekeepers Association 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Cockermouth Harmonic Society 1 shared trustee
- Carlisle Music Society 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Poundbury Village Hall Trust Similar size; both Recreation
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://cumbriasingers.org.uk/ |
| treasurer@cumbria-rural-choirs.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01768894404 |
| Address | 16 BYRNES CLOSE, PLUMPTON, PENRITH, CA11 9PE |
Finances
£28,572 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £2,359 | £1,214 |
| 2022 | £6,213 | £9,634 |
| 2023 | £21,998 | £24,871 |
| 2024 | £26,611 | £30,847 |
| 2025 | £28,572 | £27,349 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceRecreationWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeopleThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 06 Jul 2016
Trustees (10)
10trustees
80median age
2aged 70+
- Dr Margaret Richesage band 75-79 Chair since 2014
- ANN Margaret Bishop since 2015
- Clive Nigel Richesage band 80-84 since 2014
- David John Wood since 2025
- Dr Carl Thomson since 2023
- Felicity Payne since 2023
- Geoffrey Tilson Lindsay Bowles since 2018
- Gerad Owen Kelly since 2025
- Gislint Harvey since 2025
- Margaret Ferriby since 2004
Connected charities (5)
- Penrith and District Beekeepers Association 2 shared trustees
- Carlisle Music Society 2 shared trustees
- Cumbria Beekeepers Area Association 2 shared trustees
- Cockermouth Harmonic Society 1 shared trustee
- Carlisle Music Society 1 shared trustee
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