friends of the lake district

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Friends Of The Lake District is a registered charity whose purpose is the environment, conservation, or heritage. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. 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

FLD strives to protect and enhance the landscape and natural beauty of Cumbria and the Lake District by working to influence relevant decision-makers and policy processes, initiating and participating in landscape-orientated projects, making grants to local projects and co-operating with other bodies having similar objectives or interests.

Fundraising

See where Friends Of The Lake District is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Cumbria

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,094,503

Latest Expenditure

£1,510,940

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 82.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 20.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £699,912

Charitable Activities £248,443

Other Trading £0

Investments £123,669

Other Income £215,176

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,248,814

Raising Funds £262,126

Governance £52,569

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,094,503	£1,510,940	£1,248,814	£5,444,629	£2,062,685	23 / 57
2022	£1,581,793	£997,860	£793,221	£5,645,890	£2,252,416	19 / 77
2021	£1,595,840	£901,917	£720,471	£5,470,020	£1,508,804	18 / 970
2020	£1,025,527	£854,833	£676,998	£4,513,663	£590,157	18 / 320
2019	£909,751	£916,447	£703,705	£4,216,271	£598,813	17 / 1400