Cumbria Law Centre

Analysis

Cumbria Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02524320). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cumbria Law Centre reported income of £538k and spending of £421k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £388k to £538k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cumbria Law Centre 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dial Barnsley (£538k), Age Concern Orpington & District (£539k) and Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association Limited (£537k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £279k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.