Furness Tradition

Analysis

Furness Tradition is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05839443). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Furness Tradition reported income of £16k and spending of £15k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Furness Tradition sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Norley Scout Group (£16k), Pontefract Civic Society (£16k) and Pilton Village Trust (£16k).