# WESTMORLAND RED SQUIRREL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144416
- **Other names:** WESTMORLAND RED SQUIRRELS, WRSS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 25, 2011
- **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=1144416


## Contact

- **Address:** Slate Hill, Witherslack, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, Cumbria
- **Postcode:** LA11 6RX
- **Phone:** 07955579598
- **Email:** ccinfo@westmorlandredsquirrels.org.uk
- **Website:** www.westmorlandredsquirrels.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED RED SQUIRREL POPULATIONS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT IN SOUTH CUMBRIA AND NORTH LANCASHIRE IN ORDER THAT THEIR PRESENCE CAN CONTINUE TO BE ENJOYED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BY FUTURE GENERATIONS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE RED SQUIRREL, THE THREATS IT FACES AND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION ACTIVITY TO ENSURE ITS SURVIVAL IN SOUTH CUMBRIA AND NORTH LANCASHIRE.

**Activities:** Red squirrel conservation in South Cumbria and North Lancashire, including removing threats to their survival and public education in the need for urgent action to prevent their extinction.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria
- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £24086 | £20910 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £25299 | £26905 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £27617 | £29221 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £33448 | £32057 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £29076 | £38347 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GEOFF HETHERINGTON** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 25, 2011
- Andrew Hull — appointed Oct. 3, 2024
- Danielle Chalmers — appointed May 25, 2023
- Debbie Amal Loring — appointed Feb. 9, 2025
- Harvey Eric Brewis — appointed May 15, 2024
- Robert Brian Price — appointed April 24, 2025
- Stephen Paul Reed — appointed Feb. 21, 2025