The Friends of the Calvert Trust (Lake District)

Analysis

The Friends of the Calvert Trust (Lake District) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Friends of the Calvert Trust (Lake District) reported income of £86k and spending of £81k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £28k to £86k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Friends of the Calvert Trust (Lake District) sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Act 2011 (£86k), Greek Orthodox Community of Panagia Chryseleousa and Saint Marina (Stoke on Trent) (£86k) and Tanga Club (£86k).