Registered charity · Cumbria
Kirkland and Blencarn Reading Room and Institute
Kirkland and Blencarn Reading Room and Institute is a registered charity (number 237674) based in Cumbria, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport and 1 more
- Where
- Cumbria
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£22k
- 2024£5k£10k
- 2023£4k£4k
Earlier years
- 2022£2k£3k
- 2021£12k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 83%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO BE USED AS A READING AND RECREATION ROOM AND VILLAGE INSTITUTE. FOR THE USE OF ALL PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH
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.
5 trustees on the board
- David High since 2024
- Giles Oliver Sharp since 2025
- John Hartness since 2023
- Julie Enright since 2023
- Rebecca Sharp since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David High since 2024
- John Hartness since 2023
- Julie Enright since 2023
- Rebecca Sharp since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Giles Oliver Sharp since 2025
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 237674
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- LEASE DATED 11/7/1933
- Contact on the register
- 07984 696418 · janeandbobporter@gmail.com
- 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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