SOUTH LAKELAND ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - TOWARDS TRANSITION

Registered charity 1202875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SLACC

South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) is a community-based charity which brings together people who want to do something about climate change and promote a more sustainable lifestyle.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SOUTH LAKELAND:1. TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY:A) FACILITATING AND UNDERTAKING PRACTICAL PROJECTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCE;B) RAISING AWARENESS OF AND PROMOTING A JUST CLIMATE TRANSITION THAT ADDRESSES WELLBEING, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.2. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity held unrestricted reserves of £90,645 at the end of the period, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining nine months of operational funding. The accounts state there are no 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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• CCF (Cumbria Community Foundation) — “This £40,000 contribution towards our kitchen build has been instrumental in making our move possible. (50% was through CCF’s My Lakeland Gr…” (source page)
• KTC (Kendal Town Centre) — “KTC is a partner in The Eddington and has funded WIW’s first 3 years’ rent and provided a community grant to support the 2025 Community Kitc…” (source page)
• Powering Our Communities — “A £15,000 Powering Our Communities grant is supporting sustainable enhancements to our new premises, The Eddington, in partnership with the …” (source page)
• Zero Carbon Cumbria — “Zero Carbon Cumbria is supporting our low carbon cooking and distribution project with £10,000 towards cooking equipment and paid support.” (source page)
• The National Lottery — “A 2023-24 £10,000 Lottery grant has provided professional support in developing our business plan and securing our new premises.” (source page)
• Hubbub — “Three separate Hubbub grants have supported our community cooking programme and contributed towards the installation of our new kitchen.” (source page)
• Fareshare — “A 2-year collaboration between The Cumberland and Fareshare provides us with Fareshare membership and support towards our operational costs.” (source page)
• The Cumberland — “A 2-year collaboration between The Cumberland and Fareshare provides us with Fareshare membership and support towards our operational costs.” (source page)
• My Lakeland Fund — “Through the My Lakeland Fund, Brian and Ann Clarke Fund, Herdy Fund and Evening Hill Fund, CCF has provided £25,000 towards our kitchen buil…” (source page)
• Brian and Ann Clarke Fund — “Through the My Lakeland Fund, Brian and Ann Clarke Fund, Herdy Fund and Evening Hill Fund, CCF has provided £25,000 towards our kitchen buil…” (source page)
• Herdy Fund — “Through the My Lakeland Fund, Brian and Ann Clarke Fund, Herdy Fund and Evening Hill Fund, CCF has provided £25,000 towards our kitchen buil…” (source page)
• Evening Hill Fund — “Through the My Lakeland Fund, Brian and Ann Clarke Fund, Herdy Fund and Evening Hill Fund, CCF has provided £25,000 towards our kitchen buil…” (source page)
• Asda Foundation — “Asda’s most recent support to Waste into Wellbeing was an £800 grant from the Asda Foundation towards induction pans for our new kitchen.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan John Lovett
• Anne Mary Blackburn
• CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ROWLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daniel Richard Lyth Hudson
• Johnna Leann Garrett

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LAKELAND ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - TOWARDS TRANSITION.

• SOUTH LAKELAND ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE - TOWARDS TRANSITION income £65k
• THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT income £742k
• ACTION CHANGE income £117k
• WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD income £161k

Side by side with its peers

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