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CUMBRIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST

Registered charity 1137379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To coordinate and gather resources for the Victoria County History of Cumbria project, a collaborative community project created to research and write the histories of all parts of Cumbria, and to make historical information generally available, within the framework and standards of the Victoria County History of England.

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Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £33,526, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £75,150. The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to manage contingencies and wind up the trust if necessary. The charity relies on funding from Lancaster University and various grants to support its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable the Trust to manage contingencies as they arise, cope with any cash-flow issues, meet our commitments, and to wind up the Trust in an orderly fashion if the need arises (held: £75k)
“We aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to enable the Trust to manage contingencies as they arise, cope with any cash-flow issues, meet our commitments, and to wind up the Trust in an orderly fashion if the need arises.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trust pays fees to Lancaster University for the VCH project. Lancaster University is described as an 'academic partner' and 'crucial partner' with whom the Trust maintains an 'ongoing operating agreement'. Two representatives of Lancaster University attend Steering Group meetings.
“In conjunction with our academic partner, Lancaster University, we engage in: - The research, writing and publication of the volumes of the Victoria County History of England (VCH) for the County of Cumbria – the ‘Red Books’.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£62k£28k
30/09/2024£11k£14k
31/12/2023£19k£19k
31/12/2022£20k£34k
31/12/2021£13k£20k

Common questions

Is CUMBRIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £33,526, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £75,150. The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to manage contingencies and wind up the trust if necessary. The charity relies on funding from Lancaster University and various grants to support its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CUMBRIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CUMBRIA COUNTY HISTORY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government10/11/2022£3kALB-Historic England-List Condition and Engagement Project Phase 2: North West and North East & Yorkshire
UK government10/11/2022£6kALB-Historic England-List Condition and Engagement Project Phase 2: North West and North East & Yorkshire