LAKELAND ARTS SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1075786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE L.D.A.G.A.M.T. SUPPORT TRUST

Generating income to provide financial support for Lakeland Arts at its Abbot Hall site in Kendal, Cumbria.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR THE FACILITIES OF LAKELAND ARTS SPECIFICALLY, ABBOT HALL AND THE MUSEUM OF LAKELAND LIFE AND INDUSTRY IN KENDAL, CUMBRIA SO LONG AS IT REMAINS A REGISTERED CHARITY (NO: 1153001) AND SO LONG AS IT REMAINS IN EXISTENCE TO THE INTENT THAT IF LAKELAND ARTS IS NO LONGER A REGISTERED CHARITY OR NO LONGER EXISTS, OR IF IT SHALL CEASE TO OPERATE ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY IN KENDAL, THIS COMPANY SHALL BE WOUND-UP.

Area of benefit: KENDAL, CUMBRIA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,736,991, with a policy of holding no general reserves as all net income is paid over to support its objectives. Per the trustees' report, the charity manages investments on a total return basis to generate income and capital growth, resulting in a net movement in funds of £160,853 for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The charity does not hold general reserves as all net income is paid over in accordance with its objectives.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Akash Karwa · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTOPHER THOMAS STAFFORD BATTEN
MADELEINE MARY SCOTT · trustee of 4 other charities
Susan Crewe

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£40k	£75k
31/12/2024	£47k	£140k
31/12/2023	£47k	£72k
31/12/2022	£48k	£146k
31/12/2021	£66k	£58k

Common questions

Is LAKELAND ARTS SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,736,991, with a policy of holding no general reserves as all net income is paid over to support its objectives. Per the trustees' report, the charity manages investments on a total return basis to generate income and capital growth, resulting in a net movement in funds of £160,853 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND	2	£582k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£37k
THE ARETI CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE HOLEHIRD TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LAKELAND ARTS TRUST.

THE LAKELAND ARTS TRUST income £55k
LAKELAND ARTS income £2.9m
LEYBURN ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £145k
CREATIVE LAND TRUST income £950k
THE LAKELAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY income £229k
SOUTH LAKELAND HYDROTHERAPY LIMITED income £47k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LAKELAND ARTS SUPPORT TRUST	£40k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE LAKELAND ARTS TRUST FY2025	£55k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LAKELAND ARTS FY2025	£2.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEYBURN ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£145k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CREATIVE LAND TRUST FY2025	£950k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LAKELAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FY2025	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.