The Lakeland Autistic Charity

Analysis

The Lakeland Autistic Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Lakeland Autistic Charity reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £825k to £17k (-98%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 8.7% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Lakeland Autistic Charity sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% 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 The Starting Over Fund (£17k), Dakok Support Centre (£17k) and Grace of God: Father, Son & Holy Spirit Ministry (£17k).