Outside-In Cumbria

Analysis

Outside-In Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 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.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Outside-In Cumbria reported income of £211k and spending of £224k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £148k to £211k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Outside-In Cumbria 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kendal Snowsports Club (£210k), Macclesfield and Congleton District Scout Council (£212k) and The Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society (£210k).

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.