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Registered charity · Carlisle

Houghton Village Hall

Houghton Village Hall is a registered charity (number 505191) based in Carlisle, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Steven Hewitt since 2017. Latest income £32k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 12 trustees
  • Income £32k (2026)
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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
Where
Cumbria
Registered
1976

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£32k£26k
  • 2025£30k£34k
  • 2024£32k£32k
Earlier years
  • 2023£24k£23k
  • 2022£29k£27k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1) PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HOUGHTON, ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (2) THE SAID LAND AND BUILDINGS SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUSTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL AS AFORESAID.

Grants received

6 grants · £19,795 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

12 trustees on the board

5y median 4y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 12

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Health and social care 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£30k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
505191
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME OF THE 2 DECEMBER 1975 as amended on 18 Feb 2026
Contact on the register
01228536895 · CANIC55@VIRGINMEDIA.COM
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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