KESWICK TO BARROW WALK

Registered charity 1176475 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To arrange, manage and undertake the annual Keswick to Barrow Walk encouraging civic pride, the goodwill and involvement of the wider community, returning as much money as possible for charities and good causes

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Latest income

£755k

Latest spending

£705k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £257,999 as of 31 March 2025, an increase from the previous year's £207,790. The charity reports a net income of £50,209 for the year, driven by a 33% increase in walk receipts to £645,261. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to fund the following year's event, which was budgeted at £118,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to fund the following year's Keswick to Barrow Walk (held: £258k)

“The Charity has an established Reserves Policy whereby reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to fund the following year's Keswick to Barrow Walk.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£755k

Total spending

£705k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN CHRISTOPHER WALMSLEY
JOHN EDWARD MC INTOSH
JULIE KIRKHAM
ROY LEWIS BARNES

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£755k	£705k
31/03/2024	£556k	£525k
31/03/2023	£444k	£436k
31/03/2022	£363k	£320k
31/03/2021	£31k	£38k

Common questions

Is KESWICK TO BARROW WALK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £257,999 as of 31 March 2025, an increase from the previous year's £207,790. The charity reports a net income of £50,209 for the year, driven by a 33% increase in walk receipts to £645,261. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to fund the following year's event, which was budgeted at £118,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
STOBART NEWLANDS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£66k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£50k
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST	1	£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	1	£24k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUST	1	£12k
SEEDFIELD TRUST	1	£10k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KESWICK LIONS CLUB CIO.

KESWICK LIONS CLUB CIO income £107k
KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED income £5.1m
KESWICK ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £149k
THE KESWICK CONVENTION TRUST income £3.1m
KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED income £330k
KESWICK MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM income £525k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KESWICK TO BARROW WALK	£755k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KESWICK LIONS CLUB CIO FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KESWICK FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£5.1m	£140,001 - £150,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KESWICK ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KESWICK CONVENTION TRUST FY2024	£3.1m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
KESWICK COMMUNITY RUGBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£330k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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