CUMBRIA CEREBRAL PALSY

Registered charity 1110076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CUMBRIA CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY

The charity operates a day centre for adults with complex physical and learning disabilities within Carlisle. The charity also runs four shops which generate an income from donations that are sold on. The charity receives grant income on behalf of individuals in the community.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £131 for the year, with total income of £504,756 and total expenditure of £504,625. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £342,925 are significantly above the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted payments (£124,623), although they note a shortfall relative to free reserves held. The charity acknowledges increasing financial pressure from rising costs and dependency on Local Authority referrals for new contracts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05386416

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cumbria Cerebral Palsy (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• WOODMAN, Anthea — director, appointed 22/03/2023on trustee list
• HALSALL, Suzanne — director, appointed 03/01/2023on trustee list
• HUNTLEY, Susan — director, appointed 01/04/2019on trustee list
• WOODCOCK, Nigel — director, appointed 01/04/2019on trustee list
• HARPER, John — director, appointed 21/11/2012on trustee list
• THOMSON, Elaine Margaret — director, appointed 21/11/2012on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Cumbria Cerebral Palsy — Deregistered, 1 registered location.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elaine THOMSONchair
• Angela CARR
• Anthea Woodman
• John Harper
• Judith sellars
• Nigel Woodcock
• Susan Huntley
• suzanne halsall

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).