# LANCASTER, RIPLEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 526393
- **Other names:** RIPLEY TRUSTEES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 1, 1963
- **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=526393


## Contact

- **Address:** OGLETHORPE STURTON & GILLIBRAND, 16 CASTLE PARK, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 1YG
- **Phone:** 0152432256
- **Email:** laura.brereton@osg.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE FOUNDATION AS VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. MAINTENANCE OF THE CHAPEL AT RIPLEY HOSPITAL; A HOSTEL FOR PUPILS OF THE SCHOOLS; ASSISTANCE OF OTHER CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WITHIN 15 MILES OF ST.MARYS PRIORY AND PARISH CHURCH, LANCASTER AND WITHIN 7 MILES OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST,LIVERPOOL; OPTIONAL PROVISION OF SUITABLE PLACES FOR THE MORAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE; PAYMENT OF BOARDING FEES AT THE HOSTEL OF ORPHANS; EXHIBITIONS FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE TO ENTER A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING.

**Activities:** Support & maintenance (inlcluding contributions to new buildings) of one Comprehensive and 3 Primary Church of England Schools in Lancaster City Area.  Grants for educational purposes within 15 miles of Lancaster Priory Church & 8 miles of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral.

**Area of benefit:** SEE OBJECTS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire
- Liverpool City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £134209 | £228575 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £132334 | £314527 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £170914 | £192164 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £132980 | £199235 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £128291 | £86515 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amaya Burgana — appointed Sept. 30, 2025
- Brett Martin Cooper — appointed June 21, 2023
- Cllr Gary Andrew Kniveton — appointed June 5, 2025
- Fred Kershaw — appointed Sept. 10, 2013
- Janet Alexander — appointed Oct. 20, 2016
- John Nicholas Watson Walker — appointed June 23, 2025
- KEITH DAVID ROBINSON — appointed Sept. 10, 2013
- KEN MAUNDER
- Keith William Weatherill — appointed Oct. 2, 2023
- Rev Carol Louisa Backhouse — appointed June 1, 2020
- Rev Nikki Louise Mann — appointed April 8, 2025
- Samuel Peter Johnson — appointed Oct. 22, 2022
- Sarah Punshon — appointed June 21, 2023
- TIMOTHY JOHN CROSS — appointed Dec. 11, 2023
- Valerie Jean Pearson — appointed Dec. 1, 2018