LOW GILLERTHWAITE FIELD CENTRE

Charity number: 1188956
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Low cost hostel accommodation for groups including schools, students, family and friends etc. Educational facilities with a large classroom, used by local primary schools. Dark Sky accreditation, runs Dark Sky events. Off-grid and supports sustainability. Power is from a hydro electric scheme, and heating is from a biomass boiler using wood locally sourced.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £121,113
Total expenditure: £119,752

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 April 2020: CIO registration
  • 12 June 2025: Funds received from 529193 LOW GILLERTHWAITE FIELD CENTRE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Williams Trustee 14 March 2026
None on record
Karen Stewart Trustee 01 February 2025
None on record
James Brennan Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
John Harriman Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Gill Greggain Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Simon YOung Trustee 04 November 2023
None on record
Patrick Thomas Muir Trustee 15 January 2022
None on record
Rachael Muir Trustee 09 November 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £137.73k £93.95k £75.88k £121.11k
Total expenditure £138.71k £99.90k £112.39k £119.75k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 05 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 05 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 29 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 07 Apr 2020 as amended on 06 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NATURE CONSERVATION AND OTHER SUCH STUDIES AND ACTIVITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Low Gillerthwaite
Ennerdale
Cleator
CA23 3AX
Phone:
01946861229
Email:
warden@lgfc.org.uk
Website:

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