Registered charity (CIO) · Keswick
The Christian Outdoor Pursuits Trust CIO
The Christian Outdoor Pursuits Trust CIO is a registered charity (number 1195877) based in Keswick, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Keith Malcolm Rigg since 2022. Latest income £622k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Bassenfell Manor Christian Centre (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £622k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Keith Malcolm RiggChair · since 2022
- Andrew William OxleyTrustee · since 2022
- Catherine Elizabeth LeggettTrustee · since 2022
- Cathryn ArnoldTrustee · since 2024
- Jonathan Steven GauntTrustee · since 2022
- Lee Geoffrey Arthur PottsTrustee · since 2023
- Melanie JacksonTrustee · since 2024
- Paul DixTrustee · since 2025
- Steven John BraithwaiteTrustee · since 2022
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.bassenfell.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£622k£574k
- 2024£774k£353k
- 2023£313k£249k
Earlier years
- 2022£185k£169k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO ARE THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH, PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING:(A) FACILITIES, INSTRUCTION (INCLUDING COURSES) AND SUPERVISION FOR OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE CHARACTER BUILDING, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE;(B) RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION AND FACILITIES WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS SUITABLE FOR GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO RECEIVE TEACHING ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;(C) RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITH A CHRISTIAN ETHOS FOR RECREATION, RELAXATION AND SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT; (D) AID, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS CIO, SUBJECT ALWAYS TO THE CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS HAVING AND CONTINUING TO HAVE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SUBSIDISED ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT AND ETHOS; AND(E) SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS AND CHURCH YOUTH GROUPS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN TEACHING.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Keith Malcolm Rigg Chair since 2022
- Andrew William Oxley since 2022
- Catherine Elizabeth Leggett since 2022
- Cathryn Arnold since 2024
- Jonathan Steven Gaunt since 2022
- Lee Geoffrey Arthur Potts since 2023
- Melanie Jackson since 2024
- Paul Dix since 2025
- Steven John Braithwaite since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Elizabeth Leggett since 2022
- Jonathan Steven Gaunt since 2022
- Lee Geoffrey Arthur Potts since 2023
- Paul Dix since 2025
- Steven John Braithwaite since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Keith Malcolm Rigg Chair since 2022
- Andrew William Oxley since 2022
- Cathryn Arnold since 2024
- Melanie Jackson since 2024
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.
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
3.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 4.3 in 2022
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1195877
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Sep 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01768776366 · info@bassenfell.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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