Multicultural Cumbria

Analysis

Multicultural Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Multicultural Cumbria reported income of £200k and spending of £155k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £79k to £200k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Multicultural Cumbria sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peredur Centre (£200k), Oriel Myrddin (£200k) and The Bancroft Players (£200k).