The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity

Analysis

The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigton. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity reported income of £35k and spending of £21k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £31k to £35k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 445%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Holme Cultram Sea Dyke Charity sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Support Centre (£35k), Berega Relief Equipment and Development Trust (£35k) and Tilinanu Education (£35k).