Cumbria Cerebral Palsy

Analysis

Cumbria Cerebral Palsy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05386416). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cumbria Cerebral Palsy reported income of £512k and spending of £566k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £387k to £512k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cumbria Cerebral Palsy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communication Unlimited (£512k), Boxwise Foundation (£513k) and The Cornwall Blind and Partially Sighted Association (£511k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 40%, charitable activities 39%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £61k. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 41%. Reserves of £282k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.