The Applethwaite Parish Centre Trust

Analysis

The Applethwaite Parish Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Applethwaite Parish Centre Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £2,691, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,440 to £31k (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Applethwaite Parish Centre Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Francis New Denham and Willowbank Community Association (£31k), Beza Buzuhan Eritrea Orthodox Menbere Tsebaot Medhaniealem Church North London CIO (£32k) and The Church of God in Birmingham (£31k).

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