Ignite Penrith

Analysis

Ignite Penrith is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ignite Penrith reported income of £17k and spending of £34k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £63k to £17k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ignite Penrith sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Cooper Trust (£17k), Woodmancote Primary School PTA (£17k) and First Chudleigh Scout Group (£17k).