The South Lakeland Christian Trust

Analysis

The South Lakeland Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The South Lakeland Christian Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £31k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £26k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The South Lakeland Christian Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poolbrook Village Hall (£26k), Swanley War Memorial Institute (£26k) and Faith in Business (£26k).