CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1119671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £121,550 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total net assets of £1,034,614. The trustees note that unrestricted cash reserves of £330,654 were below the agreed minimum threshold of £175,000, leading to a negative free reserves position of £135,592. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
As the level of unrestricted cash reserves were below the minimum level at 31st March 2024.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£312k
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.7m
31/03/2023£2.2m£2.0m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.8m£1.5m

Common questions

Is CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £121,550 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total net assets of £1,034,614. The trustees note that unrestricted cash reserves of £330,654 were below the agreed minimum threshold of £175,000, leading to a negative free reserves position of £135,592. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Dodd & Co Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/09/2013£10k"Faith, Hope and Charity"