CUMBRIA LGBT PRIDE
Cumbria LGBT Pride support the LGBT plus community in Cumbria. Our mission is to increase LGBT plus visibility with an aim of raising awareness and improving community understanding. We achieve this by arranging and attending activities, social events, information sharing days, offering support, delivering training, and by holding an annual main Pride event.
Objects
1. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY & DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY OF THOSE LIVING IN CUMBRIA & THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY:I. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES & DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE.II. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY & DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH LGBT PEOPLE & THEIR FAMILIES IN CUMBRIA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE & TO ASSIST TO INTEGRATE IN TO SOCIETY.3. TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, & TRANSGENDER PERSONS IN CUMBRIA BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.4. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND & WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of negative £220, a deterioration from the previous year's negative £4,227. The trustees report confidence in holding future events through continued fundraising, despite noting challenges with funding availability. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during their review.
What the accounts disclose
“Total voluntary income 33,123”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- Martin Lester Reeveschair
- Daniel Philip Abel
- Jane-ann Clark
- Mary Cameron-Parker
- Mx Karyn Wood
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £37k | £28k |
| 30/09/2024 | £55k | £62k |
| 30/09/2023 | £49k | £53k |
| 30/09/2022 | £44k | £40k |
| 30/09/2021 | £40k | £47k |
Common questions
Is CUMBRIA LGBT PRIDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of negative £220, a deterioration from the previous year's negative £4,227. The trustees report confidence in holding future events through continued fundraising, despite noting challenges with funding availability. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during their review. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2024 | £20k | Make with Pride |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/02/2023 | £9k | "Create With Pride" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/07/2022 | £10k | Cumbria Pride 2022 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/08/2021 | £10k | Cumbria Pride 2021 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/03/2020 | £10k | Volunteer with Pride |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/04/2018 | £10k | Cumbria Pride march |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/12/2016 | £9k | Winter Pride |