# RESTORE (CUMBRIA)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187078
- **Other names:** OPSHOPS (HELPING COMMUNITIES GROW)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08146662](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08146662)
- **Registered:** Dec. 20, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1187078


## Contact

- **Address:** 31 Chiswick Street, CARLISLE
- **Postcode:** CA1 1HJ
- **Phone:** 01768 807777
- **Email:** opsadmin@restorecumbria.co.uk
- **Website:** www.restorecumbria.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;2 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS;3 TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED;4 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ENABLE UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT;5 THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FACILITY FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:5.1.MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES; AND5.2.OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS;6 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); AND7 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** Restore (Cumbria) exists to help create new lives and opportunities for people, including but not restricted to the work and ministry of the OpShops, the Repair Cafe and the Men in Sheds project.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Recreation



## Geography

- Cumbria





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Bryan Gray CBE DL** | Chair | April 25, 2019 |
| Alison Barbara Jary |  | Nov. 27, 2025 |
| Christopher William Bray |  | Feb. 9, 2022 |
| Duncan Graham Walker |  | July 12, 2022 |
| Rachel Clare Head |  | Nov. 20, 2024 |
| Rev Andrew Burrell |  | May 18, 2022 |




