Northern Fells Rural Community Development Group

Analysis

Northern Fells Rural Community Development Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in September 2002, 24 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 04504085). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northern Fells Rural Community Development Group reported income of £632k and spending of £191k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £126k to £632k (+404%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 341%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northern Fells Rural Community Development Group 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Mothers Trust (SMT) (£632k), Oxford Parent-Infant Project (£632k) and Rise Support (£632k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 17% and trading 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £476k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £531k would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.