Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd

Analysis

Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigton. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05751140). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.1m (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. 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, Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruils (£2.1m), Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (£2.1m) and Little Gate Farm (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.7% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £552k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.