# THE GREAT CROSS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1098276
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 1, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1098276


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Tanner Croft, Grasmere, AMBLESIDE, Cumbria
- **Postcode:** LA22 9QA
- **Phone:** 01539435373



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RENT IN THE VILLAGE OF GRASMERE TO PEOPLE WHO BY REASON OF LIMITED INCOME, AGE OR DISABILITY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT(B) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE HISTORICAL MEMORIAL COTTAGES WHICH COMPRISE THE PROPERTY, AND THEIR SETTING AND, IF IT PROVES DESIRABLE OR POSSIBLE TO DO SO, TO ADD TO THEIR NUMBER;(C) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE AND FEATURES OF THAT PART OF THE VILLAGE OF GRASMERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK IN WHICH THE PROPERTY (AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ACQUIRED BY THE TRUSTEES) IS SITUATED

**Activities:** Great Cross Trust owns and manages the letting of eleven houses in the village of Grasmere, Cumbria.

**Area of benefit:** GRASMERE IN THE LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Accommodation/housing, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £58973 | £29821 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £50751 | £30194 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £50129 | £26635 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £50262 | £58352 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £51600 | £28489 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Diane Louise Dixon — appointed Nov. 9, 2022
- Dr David Dodgson — appointed Nov. 25, 2014
- Paul Alan Hetherington — appointed March 1, 2024
- Sarah Hardisty — appointed March 1, 2024
- Stephen Dixon — appointed Jan. 12, 2019