Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions

Analysis

Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02585199). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions reported income of £844k and spending of £734k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £563k to £844k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cumbria Addictions Advice and Solutions sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Friends of Rambam Medical Centre (£844k), Emdr Association (£846k) and Chanctonbury Community Leisure Ltd (£844k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.