South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support

Analysis

South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Windermere. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support reported income of £34k and spending of £26k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,567 to £34k (+301%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Cumbria Breastfeeding Support sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Banners Gate Counselling Centre (£34k), African Mission (£34k) and Bramhall U3a (£34k).