Westmorland Damson Association

Registered charity 1194710 CIO Registered since 2021

Operates: Cumbria

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.6y median 5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.6y

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 8General Charitable Purposes 2Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board

Boards that share trustees

The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
Kendal Almshouse Charity 1 shared trustee
Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee
The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Kendal Almshouse Charity 1 shared trustee
Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 1 shared trustee
The Sheppey Heritage Trust Limited Similar size; both Environment
Manchester Statistical Society Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.lythdamsons.org.uk
Email	info@lythdamsons.org.uk
Phone	01539568257
Address	INGILNOOK, CHARNEY WELL LANE, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, CUMBRIA, LA11 6DB, LA11 6DB

Finances

£16,092 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£2,896	£4,785
2022	£3,094	£5,951
2023	£6,715	£8,185
2024	£16,092	£25,905

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE WDA ARE: A. TO ENCOURAGE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF DAMSON ORCHARDS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THEIR GENETIC BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE AND HERITAGE VALUE IN CUMBRIA, INCLUDING BY PLANTING AND CREATING MORE DAMSON ORCHARDS.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GROWING, CULTIVATION, PRESERVATION AND USE OF THE WESTMORLAND DAMSON VARIETY COMMON TO CUMBRIA.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Jun 2021

Trustees (9)

9trustees

0aged 70+

Mark Basey-Fisher Chair since 2021
Adam Walker since 2021
Hartley Trotter since 2021
Hilary Fitch since 2021
Olive Angela Slater since 2021
Peter R Hensman OBE DL since 2021
Rebecca Patterson since 2022
Sandi Jayne Friend-Thornton since 2024
William Desmond Holmes since 2021

Connected charities (4)

Charity of MRS Elizabeth Ellen Turner for Ladies in Reduced Circumstances 1 shared trustee
The Kentdale Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Kendal Almshouse Charity 1 shared trustee
The Landowners of Crosthwaite and Lyth 1 shared trustee

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