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bendrigg trust

The charity supports children and young people and people with disabilities. Bendrigg Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Kendal and operates in Cumbria.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Bendrigg Trust runs high quality courses for disabled and disadvantaged people who come to Bendrigg from all parts of the UK for a day, weekend or a week.We aim to promote inclusion, encourage independence and build self-confidence through the use of residential experience and the safe provision of adventurous activities delivered by dedicated, qualified staff.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,943,862
Latest Expenditure
£1,748,807

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £884,542
Charitable Activities £972,161
Other Trading £67,205
Investments £19,954
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,584,686
Raising Funds £164,121
Governance £18,788
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,943,862£1,748,807£1,584,686£3,996,423£561,22443 / 214
2023£1,546,079£1,524,481£1,420,980£3,801,368£599,62738 / 264
2022£1,420,548£1,314,541£1,266,132£3,779,770£635,32634 / 204
2021£923,294£1,010,208£968,554£3,673,763£422,97530 / 144
2020£812,268£916,102£883,576£3,760,677£385,05530 / 31

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers