1st October 2025
Cumbria Community Foundation welcomes the news that our Chief Executive, Andy Beeforth OBE, has been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the county.
Andy, who has led the Foundation since it was set up in 1999, has been named one of six new Deputy Lieutenants by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, Alex Scott.
We are delighted that our Chief Executive Andy Beeforth has been named a Deputy Lieutenant for Cumbria. He is a powerful advocate for the charities and community organisations that underpin the life of our communities and the importance of local philanthropy.
Andy Beeforth said: “It’s a great honour to be asked to be one of the Lord-Lieutenant’s Deputies. I very much consider this to be recognition of the importance and value of the work done by everyone involved in the Foundation over the past 26 years. I’m fortunate to be part of a team that can help connect the Lieutenancy to the work of thousands of funded groups.”
During Andy’s time at the Foundation, its grant making has grown to more than £6 million a year, with endowed assets standing at over £32 million.