Cumbria Youth Alliance

Analysis

Cumbria Youth Alliance 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 disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03819033). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cumbria Youth Alliance reported income of £3.4m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £750k to £3.4m (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 205%. 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, Cumbria Youth Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shropshire Wildlife Trust (£3.4m), Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom (£3.4m) and Khalsa Aid International (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 2.6% and charitable activities 2.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £173k. Reserves of £191k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.