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MEALS ON WHEELS CUMBRIA

Registered charity 1186356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of meals on wheels in Cumbria

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£312k
Latest spending
£313k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £185,426 to £184,422. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£312k£313k
31/10/2024£320k£293k
31/10/2023£369k£311k
31/10/2022£220k£189k
31/10/2021£164k£135k

Common questions

Is MEALS ON WHEELS CUMBRIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,004 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £185,426 to £184,422. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS CUMBRIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEALS ON WHEELS CUMBRIA as a grant recipient include THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East31/10/2024£4kGrant to Meals on Wheels Cumbria
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2024£20kMeals on Wheels Volunteer support
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2022£10kMeals on Wheels Expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2021£10kMeals on Wheels at Shadygrove
UK government29/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SHELFORD FEAST1—
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST1£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION1£10k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE DWF FOUNDATION1£2k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£2k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARITY MEALS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEALS ON WHEELS CUMBRIA£312k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARITY MEALS FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
CAMMS MEALS ON WHEELS LIMITED FY2025£454k—0below—no doubt
CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY KITCHEN (MANCHESTER) LTD FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt

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