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Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust
Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust is a registered charity (number 234331) based in Lancaster, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Rev Paul Swarbrick since 2018. Latest income £11m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Diocese of Lancaster (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £11m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Rev Paul SwarbrickChair · since 2018
- Alan WoowatTrustee · since 2022
- Martin CallagherTrustee · since 2014
- Nikki WisdomTrustee · since 2015
- Paul Richard BriersTrustee · since 2016
- Rev Andrew Mark Preston DawsonTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Michael DochertyTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Paul EmberyTrustee · since 2019
- Rev Peter Anthony HartTrustee · since 2013
- Susan Louise GreenwoodTrustee · since 2021
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, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 4 more
- Where
- Cumbria, Lancashire
- Website
- www.lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£11m
- 2024£10.0m£9.2m
- 2023£8.8m£8.9m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.2m£7.7m
- 2021£11m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF CHURCHES PUBLIC CHAPELS AND PRESBYTERIES BELONGING TO OR CONNECTED WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE(2) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND CARRYING ON OF THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES OF THE SAID CHURCH IN SUCH CHURCHES AND PUBLIC CHAPELS OR OTHERS OF A LIKE CHARACTER(3) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF HOUSES OF STUDY HALLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PRIESTS AND PERSONS DESIROUS OF BECOMING PRIESTS OF THE SAID CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OR ELSEWHERE(4) THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF AND THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL AID FOR INFIRM AND AGED PRIESTS AND CLERICS OF THE SAID CHURCH AND THE BURIAL OF DECEASED PRIESTS AND CLERICS OF THE SAID CHURCH(5) THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY HOLIDAYS AND REST FOR PRIESTS AND CLERICS OF THE SAID CHURCH ENGAGED IN ACTIVE WORK IN THE DIOCESE FOR THE PURPOSES THEREOF BUT SO THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE TRUSTEES UNDER THIS AND THE PRECEDING SUB-CLAUSE SHALL BE MADE ONLY TO OR IN RESPECT OF PERSONS WHOSE OWN MEANS (IF ANY) ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES INADEQUATE FOR SUCH PURPOSES(6) THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS PROFESSING THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OR NEARLY RELATED TO PRIESTS OR CLERICS OF THE SAID CHURCH(7) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR OR RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH(8) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF HOUSES OF RESIDENCE FOR TEACHERS AND FOR STUDENTS IN ANY SUCH HOUSES OF STUDY HALLS SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AS AFORESAID(9) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF HOMES FOR INFIRM AND AGED PRIESTS AND CLERICS OF THE SAID CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE BEING IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES WITHOUT ADEQUATE MEANS OF SUPPORT AND OF ALMSHOUSES FOR INFIRM AND AGED POOR PERSONS BEING MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH(10) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF CEMETERIES OR BURYING PLACES FOR THE INTERMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH(11) THE PROVISION MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF PARISH ROOMS AND HALLS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH CHURCHES OR CHAPELS AS AFORESAID TO BE USED FOR THE CONSERVATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OR OTHERWISE FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS AND MORAL BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE(12) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF HOSPITALS AND SANATORIA FOR POOR MEMBERS OF THE SAID CHURCH(13) THE ACQUISITION OF SITES FOR AND OF GROUND TO BE HELD WITH BUILDINGS FOR ANY OF THE PURPOSES AFORESAID AND THE ERECTION RESTORING ALTERING ENLARGING MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING OF ANY BUILDINGS FOR ANY SUCH PURPOSES AND THE LAYING OUT MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF GROUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH BUILDINGS(14) GENERALLY FOR ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS IN THE OPINION OF THE BISHOP MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE(15) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL ADVANCE THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE DIOCESE AS THE TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BISHOP SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND IF AT ANY TIME THE DIOCESE SHALL CEASE TO EXIST OR THERE SHALL CEASE TO BE ANY RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE WORK CARRIED ON BY THE DIOCESE THEN FOR SUCH OTHER LAWFUL CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE
Grants received
34 grants · £20,654,835 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
- Department for Education · £20,016,976 (14 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £567,900 (5 grants)
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £23,110 (9 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000 (2 grants)
- National Churches Trust · £14,850 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
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
- Rev Paul Swarbrick Chair since 2018
- Alan Woowat since 2022
- Martin Callagher since 2014
- Nikki Wisdom since 2015
- Paul Richard Briers since 2016
- Rev Andrew Mark Preston Dawson since 2025
- Rev Michael Docherty since 2020
- Rev Peter Anthony Hart since 2013
- Rev Paul Embery since 2019
- Susan Louise Greenwood since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Rev Paul Swarbrick Chair since 2018
- Martin Callagher since 2014
- Nikki Wisdom since 2015
- Paul Richard Briers since 2016
- Rev Michael Docherty since 2020
- Rev Peter Anthony Hart since 2013
- Rev Paul Embery since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Alan Woowat since 2022
- Martin Callagher since 2014
- Nikki Wisdom since 2015
- Paul Richard Briers since 2016
- Rev Andrew Mark Preston Dawson since 2025
- Rev Michael Docherty since 2020
- Susan Louise Greenwood since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Rev Paul Swarbrick Chair since 2018
- Rev Peter Anthony Hart since 2013
- Rev Paul Embery since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 70.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 234331
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 31 JULY 1934 AS AMENDED BY THE SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 2 JUNE 1997.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME 8 AUGUST 2001.
- Contact on the register
- 01524 596059 · paul.ryan@lrcd.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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