West Cumbria Society for the Blind

Analysis

West Cumbria Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Cumbria Society for the Blind reported income of £49k and spending of £86k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £70k to £49k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West Cumbria Society for the Blind sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eternal Forest Trust Limited (£49k), Wordalive Ministries Uk(Wam -Uk) (£49k) and Wivey Kitchen CIO (£49k).