Citizens Advice Cumbria
Analysis
Citizens Advice Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03865647). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Citizens Advice Cumbria reported income of £286k and spending of £283k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £204k to £286k (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Citizens Advice Cumbria sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew (£286k), Smilestar (£286k) and Good Vibrations (Music) Limited (£286k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Enabling cooperative actions in obtaining contracts covering the whole county, and subsequently cordinating their delivery by some or all of the five separate CA bureaux acting as sub-contractors
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew | London | £286k |
| Smilestar | Watford | £286k |
| Good Vibrations (Music) Limited | Redhill | £286k |
| West Billericay Community Association Limited | Billericay Essex | £286k |