The Kepplewray Trust

Analysis

The Kepplewray Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Kepplewray Trust reported income of £440k and spending of £451k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £393k to £440k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Kepplewray Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project Ltd (£439k), Alternatives Activity Centre (£440k) and Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau (£439k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.