North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Charity
Analysis
North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Charity reported income of £359k and spending of £613k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £359k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North Cumbria Hospitals NHS Charity sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elstree Borehamwood and District Community Association (£359k), Karuna Action (£359k) and Friends of Potters Village (£359k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trustees shall hold the charitable fund upon trust to apply the income and at their discretion, so far as may be permissible, the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Elstree Borehamwood and District Community Association | Borehamwood | £359k |
| Karuna Action | Hampshire | £359k |
| Friends of Potters Village | Stockport | £359k |
| Patient Information Forum | East Sussex | £359k |