Carer Support South Lakes

Analysis

Carer Support South Lakes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07567467). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carer Support South Lakes reported income of £768k and spending of £664k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £537k to £768k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 South Lakes 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 Gloucestershire Young Carers Project (£767k), Devotional Associates of Yogeshwar (£771k) and Safer Communities Limited (£764k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 3.8% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,023. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £88k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.