CCEW Charity Commission profile

Inspira (01)

Registered charity 1179502 · organisation 5119921

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
9 August 2018
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04182567
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£5,681,398
Latest expenditure
£5,601,116
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Inspira, Castle View, Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, PENRITH, Cumbria

Website recorded by the regulator: www.inspira.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Inspira empowers young people and adults to reach their potential in life, work and society. We do this by providing practical support, advice, guidance and action planning, work related experiences, personal development programmes, personal support and increased engagement in the community. We operate predominantly in the North West and North East of England.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,681,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,601,116
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,337,343
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,164,373
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,296,725
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,931,959
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
3 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
3 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,463,267
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,096,005
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
19 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
19 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,806,102
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,063,960

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£5,681,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,601,116
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Contracts
2318343
Income From Government Grants
£1,520,170
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£5,337,343
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,164,373
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
2050627
Income From Government Grants
£962,470
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,296,725
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,931,959
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
5
Count Govt Grants
£9
Income From Government Contracts
2905738
Income From Government Grants
£977,429
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
150
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
3 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,463,267
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,096,005
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
2857737
Income From Government Grants
£721,566
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
19 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,806,102
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,063,960
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
2256492
Income From Government Grants
£409,071
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
200

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5580727
Income Investments
86229
Income Other
14442
Income Total Income And Endowments
5681398
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,601,116
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5601116
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
551536
Expenditure Depreciation
82101
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,229,357
Assets Total Fixed
894540
Assets Own Use
485540
Assets Long Term Investment
409000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,956,003
Assets Total Liabilities
£611,395
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,239,148
Creditors One Year Total Current
611395
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,346,300
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2229357
Funds Restricted
9791
Funds Total
2239148
Count Employees
110
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
9 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5230590
Income Investments
27571
Income Other
79182
Income Total Income And Endowments
5337343
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,164,373
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5164373
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
599917
Expenditure Depreciation
61664
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
59000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,145,111
Assets Total Fixed
899111
Assets Own Use
899111
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,105,366
Assets Total Liabilities
£845,612
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,158,865
Creditors One Year Total Current
845612
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,173,954
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2145111
Funds Restricted
13754
Funds Total
2158865
Count Employees
114
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
22 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6161005
Income Investments
29667
Income Other
106053
Income Total Income And Endowments
6296725
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,931,959
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5931959
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
747093
Expenditure Depreciation
52118
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
686000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,898,945
Assets Total Fixed
839050
Assets Own Use
839050
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,137,629
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,049,784
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,926,895
Creditors One Year Total Current
1009122
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
40662
Assets Cash
£1,607,133
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1898945
Funds Restricted
27950
Funds Total
1926895
Count Employees
145
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
3 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5404036
Income Investments
18204
Income Other
41027
Income Total Income And Endowments
5463267
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,096,005
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5096005
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
653718
Expenditure Depreciation
41000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
2885000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,553,825
Assets Total Fixed
823344
Assets Own Use
823344
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-686000
Assets Other Assets
£2,189,534
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,450,749
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£876,129
Creditors One Year Total Current
1382278
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
68471
Assets Cash
£1,394,769
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
867825
Funds Restricted
8304
Funds Total
876129
Count Employees
133
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
19 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
100000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4366766
Income Investments
27930
Income Other
311406
Income Total Income And Endowments
4806102
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,063,960
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4063960
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
596548
Expenditure Depreciation
33449
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-1192000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,232,215
Assets Total Fixed
804380
Assets Own Use
804380
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-3632000
Assets Other Assets
£1,533,933
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,082,446
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£2,376,133
Creditors One Year Total Current
863878
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
218568
Assets Cash
£1,060,397
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-2399785
Funds Restricted
23652
Funds Total
-2376133
Count Employees
110
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Blackburn With Darwen
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northumberland
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cumbria
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Blackpool
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Inspira (01)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2018-08-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 MAR 2018 as amended on 08 Feb 2024
Charitable Objects
OBJECTS2 THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY (IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT) TO THE FOLLOWING:2.1 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT [INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT];2.2 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ADVANCE IN LIFE THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING AS [MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE] INDIVIDUALS;2.3 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BEING OR BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, HELPING PEOPLE WHO ARE USUALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. ("SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AGE, UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION OR POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT);2.4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN SUCH WAY AS THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING PREPARATION FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OF PROFESSION;2.5 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
599514
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
INSPIRA CUMBRIA LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints handling