The Borrowdale Institute

Analysis

The Borrowdale Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keswick. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Borrowdale Institute reported income of £32k and spending of £35k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £104k to £32k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Borrowdale Institute sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Margaretting Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust (£32k), Tittensor Village Hall (£32k) and The Eric Twiname Trust (£32k).