Bendrigg Trust
Analysis
Bendrigg Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01396557). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bendrigg Trust reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £923k to £1.8m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bendrigg Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include W J Yapp Bequest (£1.8m), Pursuing Independent Paths (£1.8m) and Carers Trust Hillingdon and Ealing (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 40% and trading 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,500. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.1%. Reserves of £489k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 40%
- Legacies 0.1%
- Charitable activities 56%
- Trading 3.6%
- Investments 0.9%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Bendrigg Trust runs high quality courses for disabled and disadvantaged people who come to Bendrigg from all parts of the UK for a day, weekend or a week.We aim to promote inclusion, encourage independence and build self-confidence through the use of residential experience and the safe provision of adventurous activities delivered by dedicated, qualified staff.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| W J Yapp Bequest | Loughborough | £1.8m |
| Pursuing Independent Paths | London | £1.8m |
| Carers Trust Hillingdon and Ealing | Middlesex | £1.8m |
| Beehive Care Group | West Sussex | £1.8m |