Inspira (01)
Registered charity 1179502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSPIRA CUMBRIA LIMITED
Inspira empowers young people and adults to reach their potential in life, work and society. We do this by providing practical support, advice, guidance and action planning, work related experiences, personal development programmes, personal support and increased engagement in the community. We operate predominantly in the North West and North East of England.
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £80,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £5,681,398 against total expenditure of £5,601,116. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,334,817, a level the trustees believe satisfies their policy of holding reserves equal to not less than three months of normal running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Income from adults and employability related contracts saw an increase of almost 30%.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months normal running costs (held: £1.3m)
“Inspira’s policy in the long term is to aim to hold reserves equal to not less than three months normal running costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration of £91,077 during the year for their role as chief executive officer.
“One trustee received remuneration of £91,077 (2024: £89,464) during the year for their role as chief executive officer.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received £7,250 from two schools which are members of the Cumbria Education Trust. A trustee is the chair of the Trust.
“The charity received £7,250 from two schools which are members of the Cumbria Education Trust. A trustee is the chair of the Trust. £4,000 was received from Workington Academy and £3,250 was received from Queen Katherine School.” — page 39
“In 2024, the charity also paid £4,000 for membership costs for 2023/24 and 2024/25 to Careers England, a charitable company where a trustee is also a director” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid £4,000 for membership costs to Careers England, a charitable company where a trustee is also a director.
“The charity received £7,250 from two schools which are members of the Cumbria Education Trust. A trustee is the chair of the Trust. £4,000 was received from Workington Academy and £3,250 was received from Queen Katherine School.” — page 39
“In 2024, the charity also paid £4,000 for membership costs for 2023/24 and 2024/25 to Careers England, a charitable company where a trustee is also a director” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid £4,400 for services provided by Cartmell Shepherd, a legal firm where a former trustee was also an employee.
“The charity received £7,250 from two schools which are members of the Cumbria Education Trust. A trustee is the chair of the Trust. £4,000 was received from Workington Academy and £3,250 was received from Queen Katherine School.” — page 39
“In 2024, the charity also paid £4,000 for membership costs for 2023/24 and 2024/25 to Careers England, a charitable company where a trustee is also a director” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Beever and Struthers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mark Bowman — Chief Executive (source)
- George Beveridge — Chairman (source)
- Sarah Harrington — Director (source)
- David Emerson — Chief Financial Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- GEORGE DAVID BEVERIDGEchair
- Alison Louise Robinson
- Arun Kumar
- DERICK NEIL PATTINSON
- JANE LOUISE WILDING
- Mark Bowman
- Robert James Scott
- SEAN LEE BALMER
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Cumbria · Lancashire · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Inspira (01) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £80,282 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £5,681,398 against total expenditure of £5,601,116. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £1,334,817, a level the trustees believe satisfies their policy of holding reserves equal to not less than three months of normal running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Beever and Struthers.
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