# THE FAIRBANK SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 258882
- **Other names:** THE ABBEYFIELD KIRKBY LONSDALE SOCIETY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 19, 1969
- **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=258882


## Contact

- **Address:** The Fairbank Society, Fairbank, Kirkby Lonsdale
- **Postcode:** LA6 2BD
- **Phone:** 01524271077
- **Email:** manager@fairbanksociety.com
- **Website:** fairbanksociety.com



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PROVIDE SUPPORTED SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR ADULTS TO RELIEVE LONELINESS, HARDSHIP, INSECURITY OR OTHER NEEDS AND TO ENABLE RESIDENTS TO LIVE ACTIVE FULFILLED LIVES AS FAR AS THEY ARE ABLE; AND (2) TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITHIN THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF KIRKBY LONSDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE LONELY, INSECURE, SUFFER HARDSHIP OR ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED OF SUPPORT BY ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.

**Activities:** The main activity of the Charity is the provision of supported sheltered housing for elderly local people

**Area of benefit:** KIRKBY LONDSDALE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £580715 | £569065 | £1882771 | 19 |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £486170 | £534127 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £536525 | £507276 | £1863032 | 12 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £508566 | £435287 | £1813618 | 17 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £451476 | £453617 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DR DAVID GARETH THOMAS** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 3, 2013
- Dr IAIN MELVIN BRIDE
- Gillian Audrey Sykes — appointed Aug. 24, 2012
- LYNDA SKINNER — appointed Jan. 26, 2026
- Lesley Janet Barrett — appointed March 6, 2025
- Lorna Mary Wilson — appointed March 5, 2026
- MARY QUINN — appointed Sept. 18, 2014
- MERLIN HIBBS — appointed Dec. 21, 2011
- Michele Evelyn Emptage — appointed March 5, 2026
- Rev Anne Pettifor — appointed March 3, 2016