Botcherby Community Association

Analysis

Botcherby Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04804820). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Botcherby Community Association reported income of £225k and spending of £193k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £173k to £225k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Botcherby Community Association 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gloucestershire Resource Centre Limited (£225k), Benny Walker Charitable Trust (£225k) and The Victoria Hall (Hartley Wintney) Charity (£225k).