Carlisle Key

Analysis

Carlisle Key is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04793697). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carlisle Key reported income of £374k and spending of £326k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £355k to £374k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Carlisle Key sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Anglo-Irish Province of the Sisters of Saint Marie Madeleine Postel (£373k), New Frontiers International Trust Limited (£374k) and Manor After School and Kids Klubs (£372k).