Lakeside C.a.

Analysis

Lakeside C.a. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lakeside C.a. reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,111 to £17k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Lakeside C.a. sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 North Walsham and Dilham Canal Trust (£17k), Camberwell Arts Limited (£17k) and Lonarc Foundation (£17k).