Carlisle Youth Zone

Analysis

Carlisle Youth Zone is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07113460). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carlisle Youth Zone reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £937k to £1.2m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Carlisle Youth Zone sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ukharvest Limited (£1.1m), Disabled Living (£1.2m) and Age UK Devon (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, trading 12%, charitable activities 5.3% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £368k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.