# WEST CUMBRIA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1187765
- **Other names:** FREEDOM PROJECT WEST CUMBRIA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 5, 2020
- **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=1187765


## Contact

- **Address:** First Floor Offices, Unit 1, Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall, WORKINGTON
- **Postcode:** Cumbria
- **Phone:** 0190067167
- **Email:** admin@freedom-project-west-cumbria.org.uk
- **Website:** www.freedom-project-west-cumbria.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF PERSONS IN WEST CUMBRIA WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE IN DANGER OF SUFFERING VIOLENCE FROM PERPETRATORS KNOWN TO THEM.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ITS CAUSES, REMEDIES AND PREVENTION.

**Activities:** We work with victims, perpetrators and children that are are/have lived with domestic and sexual abuse. We offer free, long term practical and emotional support to individuals and families across West Cumbria.  Our service includes a confidential helpline, 1-1 professional counselling for victims, perpetrators and children, group support for adult victims and children and young people.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £519383 | £582862 | £257116 | 9 |
| March 31, 2024 | £553380 | £495076 | £320595 | 10 |
| March 31, 2023 | £384146 | £425061 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Lesley Bowen** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 5, 2020
- Eileen  Claire Teasdale — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Hannah Bell — appointed Feb. 5, 2020
- Margaret Burns — appointed Nov. 9, 2021
- Shirley Fawcett — appointed Feb. 5, 2020
- Sonia Caroline Cox — appointed April 14, 2025