About us

Formation

 

In January 2009, an open community housing meeting, chaired by the Parish Council, brought interested locals up to date with the outcomes of the Parish Housing Survey, and introduced the concept of Community Land Trusts (CLT).  A steering group was duly formed (the Crosby Ravensworth Housing Steering Group) comprising County, District and Parish Councillors, along with interested representatives from the community. The remit of the group was to explore the provision of local affordable homes via a CLT.

 

In August 2009, the Lyvennet Community Trust (LCT) was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee.

 

Objectives

 

As stated within the constitution the objects of the LCT are as follows:-

 

… the support or promotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the area of the Lyvennet Valley incorporating the parishes of Crosby Ravensworth and King's Meaburn (the 'area of benefit') and any or all of the following:

• the provision of affordable housing for those in local need
• the advancement of citizenship or community development;
• the advancement of environmental protection or improvement;
• the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage;
• other purposes recognised as charitable under the existing law and any new purposes which are similar to another prescribed purpose.

 

Legal status

 

The Lyvennet Community Trust is a company limited by guarantee (Company House – Company Reference 06996964 – Registered 20th August 2009) and will in the future be registered as charitable with the Charities Commission.

The inaugural meeting of the LCT was held on 20 August 2009. The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association outline the operating  rules of the LCT including objectives, powers, liabilities, membership, meetings, votes, trustees and accounting procedures.

An application for charitable status is pending.

‘Area of Benefit’

The area of the Lyvennet Valley incorporating the parishes of Crosby Ravensworth and King's Meaburn

Directors

Directors are elected once a year at the Annual General Meeting. The 2009-2010 Directors are:

• Bird, Roger
• Ferguson, Susan
• Graham, David (Chair)
• Henderson, Douglas
• Holroyd, Stephen
• Kindleysides, Annie
• Raine, Joan
• Smith, Cameron (Treasurer)
• Smith, Christine

The next AGM will be held in the autumn of 2010.

Download the form to request membership here.

Registered Office address

Lyvennet Community Trust
Glebe House

Silver Street

Crosby Ravensworth

Penrith

Cumbria CA10 3JA

 

Correspondence address

For general correspondence, please contact:

The Chairman
at Registered office address above

To contact us regarding membership or donations, please contact the Treasurer.