Registered charity · Lancaster
Lancaster, Ripley Church of England Educational Trust
- 17 trustees
- Income £134k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Amaya BurganaTrustee · since 2025
- Brett Martin CooperTrustee · since 2023
- Cllr Gary Andrew KnivetonTrustee · since 2025
- Fred KershawTrustee · since 2013
- Janet AlexanderTrustee · since 2016
- John Nicholas Watson WalkerTrustee · since 2025
- Keith David RobinsonTrustee · since 2013
- Keith William WeatherillTrustee · since 2023
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- KEN MaunderTrustee
- Louise TuckTrustee · since 2026
- Rebekah MulliganTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Carol Louisa BackhouseTrustee · since 2020
- Rev Nikki Louise MannTrustee · since 2025
- Samuel Peter JohnsonTrustee · since 2022
- Sarah PunshonTrustee · since 2023
- Timothy John CrossTrustee · since 2023
- Valerie Jean PearsonTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 6 other charities:
- Charity 1131372 · 2 shared trustees
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Lancaster · 2 shared trustees
- Rotary Club of Lancaster Loyne Trust Fund · 1 shared trustee
- Lancaster Priory Music Trust · 1 shared trustee
- Gregson Institute · 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST.Paul's, Scotforth · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Liverpool City, Lancashire
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£134k£229k
- 2024£132k£315k
- 2023£171k£192k
Earlier years
- 2022£133k£199k
- 2021£128k£87k
Charitable objects
SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION AS VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. MAINTENANCE OF THE CHAPEL AT RIPLEY HOSPITAL; A HOSTEL FOR PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS; ASSISTANCE OF OTHER CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WITHIN 15 MILES OF ST.MARYS PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH, LANCASTER AND WITHIN 7 MILES OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST,LIVERPOOL; OPTIONAL PROVISION OF SUITABLE PLACES FOR THE MORAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE; PAYMENT OF BOARDING FEES AT THE HOSTEL OF ORPHANS; EXHIBITIONS FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING.
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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.
17 trustees on the board
- Amaya Burgana since 2025
- Brett Martin Cooper since 2023
- Cllr Gary Andrew Kniveton since 2025
- Fred Kershaw since 2013
- Janet Alexander since 2016
- John Nicholas Watson Walker since 2025
- Keith David Robinson since 2013
- KEN Maunder
- Keith William Weatherill since 2023
- Louise Tuck since 2026
- Rebekah Mulligan since 2026
- Rev Carol Louisa Backhouse since 2020
- Rev Nikki Louise Mann since 2025
- Samuel Peter Johnson since 2022
- Sarah Punshon since 2023
- Timothy John Cross since 2023
- Valerie Jean Pearson since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Fred Kershaw since 2013
- Janet Alexander since 2016
- Keith David Robinson since 2013
- Rev Carol Louisa Backhouse since 2020
- Valerie Jean Pearson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Amaya Burgana since 2025
- Brett Martin Cooper since 2023
- Cllr Gary Andrew Kniveton since 2025
- Fred Kershaw since 2013
- Janet Alexander since 2016
- Keith David Robinson since 2013
- Rev Nikki Louise Mann since 2025
- Samuel Peter Johnson since 2022
- Sarah Punshon since 2023
- Timothy John Cross since 2023
- Valerie Jean Pearson since 2018
Portfolio (6)
- John Nicholas Watson Walker since 2025
- KEN Maunder
- Keith William Weatherill since 2023
- Louise Tuck since 2026
- Rebekah Mulligan since 2026
- Rev Carol Louisa Backhouse since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 526393
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 22ND DECEMBER 1948.
- Contact on the register
- 0152432256 · laura.brereton@osg.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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