Peter Hensman
Appointed December 2004

Peter Hensman is a chartered accountant and engineer who spent
most of his career working in small and medium sized enterprises,
particularly in manufacturing. He is now Executive Director
of a group of companies involved in tourism, leisure and property
in Cumbria. He is Chairman of Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency
and the Kendal Futures Board, Vice Chairman of Furness Building
Society and a Non-Executive Director of Business Link
Northwest. He is a Trustee of Cumbria Community
Foundation.
He has held office in his local branch of the Conservative
party. He holds no other ministerial appointments.
Board sub-committee involvement:
- Chair of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Sub Regional Strategic Liaison Committee
- Member of the Enterprise Sub-committee
- Chair of the Marketing, Communication & Tourism Sub
Committee
- Member of the Rural Advisory Group
Register of Interests - updated 17th June
2010
| Company Name |
Nature of Interest |
Direct or Indirect Interest |
| Battlefields Holdings Ltd |
Director |
Direct |
| Bendrigg Trust |
Trustee |
Indirect |
| Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust |
Trustee |
Indirect |
| Churches Trust In Cumbria |
Director |
Indirect |
| Cumbria Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service |
President |
Indirect |
| Cumbria Community Foundation |
Trustee |
Direct |
| Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency |
Chairman |
Direct |
| Frieda Scott Charitable Trust |
Trustee |
Indirect |
| Furness Building Society |
Vice Chairman |
Direct |
| Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd |
Shareholder |
Direct |
| Grasmere Sports Committee Ltd |
Vice Chairman |
Direct |
| Greatdale Ltd |
Director & Shareholder |
Direct |
| Hospice At Home |
Patron |
Indirect |
| Kendal Future Board |
Chair |
Direct |
| Lake District Estates Co Ltd |
Director |
Direct |
| Lakeland Housing Trust |
Vice President |
Direct |
| Lancaster University |
Member Of Court |
Indirect |
| Landowners Of Crosthwaite & Lyth |
Trustee |
Indirect |
| Northwest Business Link |
Board Member |
Direct |
| Orion Molecular Services Ltd |
Director & Shareholder |
Direct |
| Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Co Ltd |
Director |
Direct |
| Step by Step (Cumbria) |
Director |
Indirect |
| Tiss Ltd |
Shareholder |
Direct |
| Ullswater Navigation & Transit Co Ltd |
Director |
Direct |