Carer Support West Cumbria

Analysis

Carer Support West Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06123034). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carer Support West Cumbria reported income of £740k and spending of £717k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £672k to £740k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Carer Support West Cumbria sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Firs Day Nursery (£735k), Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (£742k) and Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (£719k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 2.1% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £324k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.