Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities

Analysis

Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities reported income of £15k and spending of £28k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £13k to £15k (+10%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Network for the Study of Spirituality (£15k), Bengali International (£15k) and Darwen Masters Swimming Club (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.