The Drigg Charity

Analysis

The Drigg Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Drigg Charity reported income of £79k and spending of £33k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £61k to £79k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Drigg Charity sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited (£79k), Dunmow U3a (£79k) and The Classic Boat Centre Trust (£79k).