Registered charity (CIO) · Penrith
Cumbria Rural Choirs CIO
Cumbria Rural Choirs CIO is a registered charity (number 1168081) based in Penrith, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Dr Margaret Riches since 2014. Latest income £29k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as CRC, Cumbria Singers (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £29k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Margaret RichesChair · since 2014
- ANN Margaret BishopTrustee · since 2015
- Clive Nigel RichesTrustee · since 2014
- David John WoodTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Carl ThomsonTrustee · since 2023
- Felicity PayneTrustee · since 2023
- Geoffrey Tilson Lindsay BowlesTrustee · since 2018
- Gerad Owen KellyTrustee · since 2025
- Gislint HarveyTrustee · since 2025
- Margaret FerribyTrustee · since 2004
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- cumbriasingers.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£29k£27k
- 2024£27k£31k
- 2023£22k£25k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£10k
- 2021£2k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £1,000 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
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £1,000
Most recent
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.
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
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
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
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
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1168081
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 06 Jul 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01768894404 · treasurer@cumbria-rural-choirs.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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