NORTH ALLERDALE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1131992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT & ASSISTANCE TO REGISTERED CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN NORTH ALLERDALETO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE & ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL & OTHER ACTIVITIES IN NORTH ALLERDALE

Objects

(1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS INNORTH ALIERDALE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIRYOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIALCIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(2) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICTHROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO REGISTEREDCHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN NORTH ALLERDALE. (VOLUNTARYORGANISATIONS ARE THOSE THAT ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUETO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY,AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FORPRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCALGOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.)(3) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN NORTHALLERDALE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISINGPROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPINGTHEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TOPARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLEINDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTSOF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHOHAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TOIMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS;(D) ASSISTING ANY CHARITY IN NORTH ALLERDALE WHOSE AIMS INCLUDESADVANCING EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS.(4) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NORTH ALLERDALE IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BETHOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit: NORTH ALLERDALE

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

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Registered contact address: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£315k
Latest spending
£365k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £49,588 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £43,886, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of three months' reserves, a situation attributed to the cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures.

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 (held: £44k; policy: three months’ reserves)
“current forecasts indicate that the Trust will maintain its target of holding a minimum of three months’ reserves. As at October 2025, free reserves stood at £43,886.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchased goods/services from subsidiary Solway Plain Futures Limited
“During the year the charity purchased goods and services valued at £23,509 (2024 - £6,288) from its subsidiary, Solway Plain Futures Limited.” — page 23
“During the year the charity sold goods and services valued at £83,613 (2024 - £95,811) to its subsidiary.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sold goods/services to subsidiary Solway Plain Futures Limited
“During the year the charity purchased goods and services valued at £23,509 (2024 - £6,288) from its subsidiary, Solway Plain Futures Limited.” — page 23
“During the year the charity sold goods and services valued at £83,613 (2024 - £95,811) to its subsidiary.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Solway Plain Futures Limited
“The charity has one trading subsidiary, Solway Plain Futures Limited, incorporated on 25 September 2009.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/10/2025

  • Volunteers: 28
  • Government income: £27,492 — grants £27,492 (3); 9% of the £315,457 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Government income: £62,121 — grants £62,121 (5); 17% of the £356,940 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 11
  • Government income: £22,935 — grants £22,935 (3); 8% of the £294,390 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Corporate structure

SOLWAY PLAIN FUTURES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    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.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

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

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Cumbria

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/10/2025£315k£365k
    31/10/2024£357k£329k
    31/10/2023£294k£308k
    31/10/2022£280k£280k
    31/10/2021£193k£228k

    Common questions

    Is NORTH ALLERDALE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £49,588 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £43,886, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of three months' reserves, a situation attributed to the cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds NORTH ALLERDALE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH ALLERDALE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
    FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£62k
    FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£45k
    FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2026£271kNADT Youth Provision
    The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2025£20kNorth Allerdale Development Trust Youth Outreach Program
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/08/2023£5k"Wigton's Industrial Heritage (Looking back to move forward)"
    The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2022£10kNADT Youth
    The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£29kNADT Covid Costs
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2017£44k"To Stay and to Serve (Life on WigtonÂ’s Home Front)"
    The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2017£6kMen in Workshops
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/11/2014£38k"Footprints Of Our Fathers"
    The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2014£10kNADT Leadership Project
    The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2012£9kUpcycle Project (UPP)
    The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2011£7kMotivation and Change
    Northern Rock Foundation12/07/2011£52kGrant awarded to North Allerdale Development Trust (Cumbria)
    The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2010£5kOn ya Bike!

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    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    NORTH ALLERDALE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED£315k—0below—no doubt
    NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt
    NORTH TYNESIDE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FY2025£876k—0unclear—no doubt
    DALLOW DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
    THE ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE FY2025£149k—0above—no doubt
    YOUNG GENERATION FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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