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Creative Studios Cumbria

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Creative Studios Cumbria is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Creative Studios Cumbria?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£12,086
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£62,248
Registered charity number
1189408
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
104 Abbey Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Creative Studios Cumbria (number 1189408) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Creative Studios Cumbria do?

Providing a centre for arts and creative industries where local residents, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, can access facilities and activities to develop a diverse range of creative, media and arts disciplines.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Creative Studios Cumbria

Answers Creative Studios Cumbria gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Creative Studios Cumbria's highest-paid staff paid?

Creative Studios Cumbria's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Creative Studios Cumbria as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Creative Studios Cumbria's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
06424545 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Lancashire · Cumbria

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Creative Studios Cumbria registered for?

General Charitable PurposesDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Creative Studios Cumbria yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Creative Studios Cumbria. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Creative Studios Cumbria?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Creative Studios Cumbria a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Creative Studios Cumbria as a registered charity (number 1189408) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Creative Studios Cumbria's charity number?
Creative Studios Cumbria's charity number is 1189408. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1189408?
Search 1189408 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Creative Studios Cumbria do?
Providing a centre for arts and creative industries where local residents, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, can access facilities and activities to develop a diverse range of creative, media and arts disciplines.
Does Creative Studios Cumbria have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Creative Studios Cumbria. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Creative Studios Cumbria?
Creative Studios Cumbria's website listed in our register data is http://cookesstudios.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Creative Studios Cumbria's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Creative Studios Cumbria's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Creative Studios Cumbria?
The register does not record Creative Studios Cumbria as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Creative Studios Cumbria's trustees paid?
Creative Studios Cumbria's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Creative Studios Cumbria registered as a charity?
Creative Studios Cumbria was entered on the register on 7 May 2020. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06424545).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.