Registered charity (CIO) · Workington
West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support
West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support is a registered charity (number 1187765) based in Workington, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Lesley Bowen since 2020. Latest income £519k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Freedom Project West Cumbria (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £519k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.freedom-project-west-cumbria.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£519k£583k
- 2024£554k£495k
- 2023£384k£425k
Earlier years
- 2022£0£0
- 2021£0£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS IN WEST CUMBRIA WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING VIOLENCE FROM PERPETRATORS KNOWN TO THEM.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ITS CAUSES, REMEDIES AND PREVENTION.
Grants received
22 grants · £590,848 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 · £262,000 (2 grants)
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £142,048 (14 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £62,000 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £60,000 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £59,800
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Lesley Bowen Chair since 2020
- Eileen Claire Teasdale since 2023
- Hannah Bell since 2020
- Margaret Burns since 2021
- Shirley Fawcett since 2020
- Sonia Caroline Cox since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Lesley Bowen Chair since 2020
- Hannah Bell since 2020
- Shirley Fawcett since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Lesley Bowen Chair since 2020
- Eileen Claire Teasdale since 2023
- Hannah Bell since 2020
- Margaret Burns since 2021
- Shirley Fawcett since 2020
- Sonia Caroline Cox since 2025
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1187765
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Feb 2020
- Contact on the register
- 0190067167 · admin@freedom-project-west-cumbria.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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