# THE FAIRBANK SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 258882
- **Other names:** THE ABBEYFIELD KIRKBY LONSDALE SOCIETY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00950104](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00950104)
- **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&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=258882


## Contact

- **Address:** The Fairbank Society, Fairbank, Kirkby Lonsdale
- **Postcode:** LA6 2BD
- **Phone:** 01524 271077
- **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




## Classification

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



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** KIRKBY LONDSDALE
- Cumbria
- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire





## Trustees

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




