Lake District Foundation

Analysis

Lake District Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lake District Foundation reported income of £487k and spending of £498k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £641k to £487k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Lake District Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatr Iolo Ltd (£486k), Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Management Limited (£487k) and UK Jewish Film Ltd (£486k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.