PRIDE IN NORTH CUMBRIA
Recreational including Socialising, Arts&Crafts, Short Trips, Sports&Games, Media&Culture, Performance, Gardening;Emotional&Psychological Support (including Counselling);Health&Wellbeing Promotion;Peer-Mentoring (learning from others experiences);Education&Training;Skill-Building;Self-Development;Advocacy, Advice&Support; Signposting;Partnership Work;Historical Research;Events
Objects
1) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND 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 BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE. 2) TO ACT IS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CUMBRIA PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE LGBT OR UNCERTAIN OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. B) ADVANCING EDUCATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £76,660, which is below the stated reserves policy target of 5-10% of annual turnover. The charity reports a net expenditure exceeding income for the year, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £116,598 to £76,660.
What the accounts disclose
“The Reserves comprising 5 to 10% of the Annual Turnover or Expected Turnover of the organisation”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (2); 2% of the £174,646 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 5
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 24
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2021 (received 22/08/2022, 23 days after the 30/07/2022 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/01/2020)
Trustees
- Alison Tina Owen
- COLIN NEIL ROBINSON M.A
- Dennis Thompson
- Matty Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £175k | £215k |
| 30/09/2024 | £198k | £195k |
| 30/09/2023 | £190k | £154k |
| 30/09/2022 | £147k | £147k |
| 30/09/2021 | £138k | £91k |
Common questions
Is PRIDE IN NORTH CUMBRIA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £76,660, which is below the stated reserves policy target of 5-10% of annual turnover. The charity reports a net expenditure exceeding income for the year, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £116,598 to £76,660. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PRIDE IN NORTH CUMBRIA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PRIDE IN NORTH CUMBRIA as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Social Needs |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2026 | £20k | Remake it together upcycle and reuse |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/01/2023 | £100k | "I ME US - BOUNDLESS" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 08/11/2022 | £10k | "20 years of PiNC" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/12/2021 | £9k | Women's Panah Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2021 | £375k | LGBTQ+ Project Core Costs |
| UK government | 20/05/2020 | £3k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/03/2020 | £9k | Talking Shop |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/11/2019 | £10k | "LGBT language and archives" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/11/2016 | £9k | Up Arts |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/10/2014 | £10k | PiNC Youth Conference |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2012 | £8k | Pride in North Cumbria training and development |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £125k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £80k |
| THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| BEEBY FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £48k |
| BOLTON TOGETHER | 1 | £44k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £32k |
| BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
Charities like this
- THE PROUD TRUST LTD
- THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST
- DURHAM AREA YOUTH
- CUMBRIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- PRIMROSE BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- CORNWALL PRIDE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIDE IN NORTH CUMBRIA | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PROUD TRUST LTD | £944k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST | £380k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DURHAM AREA YOUTH | £257k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CUMBRIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | £11.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PRIMROSE BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £60k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |