Registered charity · Lancaster
LOW Bentham Public Hall and Victoria Institute
LOW Bentham Public Hall and Victoria Institute is a registered charity (number 523773) based in Lancaster, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Diane Faraday-Williams since 2019. Latest income £172k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £172k (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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- North Yorkshire
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£172k£158k
- 2024£78k£56k
- 2023£52k£47k
Earlier years
- 2022£9k£36k
- 2021£33k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INSTITUTE OR READING ROOM AND PUBLIC HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RATE PAYERS OF THE LOWER BENTHAM WARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BENTHAM AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Grants received
7 grants · £50,781 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £34,074 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £6,721
- McCarthy Stone Foundation · £6,000
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £3,986 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Diane Faraday-Williams Chair since 2019
- KAY ANN Piper
- Linda Barrington
Trustees past 6 years
- Diane Faraday-Williams Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Diane Faraday-Williams Chair since 2019
- KAY ANN Piper
- Linda Barrington
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 523773
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- INDENTURE OF 22 FEBRUARY 1905 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 1983, ORDER DATED 11 JULY 2006 AND CONSTITUTION DATED 19 JULY 2006.
- Contact on the register
- 01524263162 · V.imanager@hotmail.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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