The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Joseph and Eleanor Gunson Almshouse Trust

Registered charity 233957 Registered since 1964

Operates: Cumbria

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

7
trustees on the board
7y median 9y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
7.2y
average years in governance
3 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Accommodation/housing 6Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

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  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Emailgunsontreasurer@gmail.com
Phone01229716994
AddressThe Low Wood Barn, Ulpha, BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria, LA20 6DZ

Finances

£54,968 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£40,390£23,896
2022£39,563£136,425
2023£49,466£56,629
2024£54,884£69,631
2025£54,968£12,942

What it does

What

Accommodation/housing

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

ALMHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS) WERE BORN IN THE PARISH OF ULPHA, OR HAVE RESIDED IN THE AREA OF THE BOOTLE UNION BOUNDARIES IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. THE PARISHES OF BROUGHTON WEST,BOOTLE,DRIGG AND CARLETON, DUNNERDALE-WITH-SEATHWAITE,ESKDALE,IRTON WITH SANTON, MILLOM, MILLOM WITHOUT MUNCASTER, ULPHA, WABERTHWAITE AND WICHAM FOR NOT LESS THAN 5 YEARS PRIOR TO THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT. PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO PERSONS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN FARMING OR FORESTRY.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 30 JUNE 1978

Trustees (7)

7trustees
0aged 70+

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