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Westmorland and Furness Council

FOI-216559-2026 · Grants and external funding

£29.78m Grants Disclosure – Westmorland and Furness Council

Westmorland and Furness Council disclosed 654 grant and financial-award entries worth £29,782,955.09 for 2025/26. The spreadsheet names 419 recipients but does not include the requested award dates. It provides cost-centre labels instead of detailed purposes.

Although the request covered 1 April 2023 to July 2026, the council supplied only 2025/26. The council refused supporting documents for grants exceeding £10,000, grant-recovery information and monitoring records for grants exceeding £25,000 under Section 12.

Request date
17 July 2026
Response date
17 August 2026
Outcome
Partial disclosure
Internal review deadline
40 days from the response date
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What was disclosed

Total disclosed

£29,782,955.09

2025/26 only

Award entries

654

Spreadsheet lines

Named recipients

419

Distinct names

Nursery grants

£20,900,893.28

70.2% of the total

Entries above £10,000

224

£28,342,101.72

Entries above £25,000

156

£27,196,471.89

Missing years

3

2023/24, 2024/25 and 2026/27

Overall status

Partial disclosure

Section 12 applied

This spreadsheet covers 2025/26 only and excludes grants to individuals, including e-vouchers and Post Office payments. It therefore does not represent every grant or payment made during the requested period.

Funding by category (2025/26)

  • Nursery Grants£20.90m
  • UK Shared Prosperity Fund£1.56m
  • Social Impact Fund£957k
  • Careers Information, Advice and Guidance£627k
  • Crisis and Resilience Fund£505k
  • Holiday Activities and Food£466k
  • Third Sector Support Grants£363k
  • Climate and Natural Environment£336k
  • Trailblazer£300k
  • NPO Grant Payments£282k
  • Devolved Schools Grant£269k
  • Learning Improvement Service£244k
  • Asylum£228k
  • DEFRA LINC£227k
  • Thrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund£180k
  • High Needs Invest to Save£149k
  • Economic Development£148k
  • General Provision – Barrow£134k
  • Climate and Nature£130k
  • EY Wraparound Child Prog£118k
  • South Lakes 0–19 Services£117k
Disclosed totals by funding category for 2025/26
Funding categoryEntriesTotal
Nursery Grants100£20,900,893.28
UK Shared Prosperity Fund9£1,557,437.17
Social Impact Fund13£956,584.06
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance1£627,465.50
Crisis and Resilience Fund42£505,308.65
Holiday Activities and Food36£465,594.36
Third Sector Support Grants12£362,571.50
Climate and Natural Environment8£336,463.10
Trailblazer1£300,000.00
NPO Grant Payments19£281,600.00
Devolved Schools Grant1£269,150.92
Learning Improvement Service74£243,616.92
Asylum4£228,360.50
DEFRA LINC3£227,245.99
Thrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund20£179,574.61
High Needs Invest to Save1£148,586.18
Economic Development10£147,604.67
General Provision – Barrow10£134,400.00
Climate and Nature6£130,189.25
EY Wraparound Child Prog2£117,950.00
South Lakes 0–19 Services28£117,125.32
70.2%Nursery Grants
Nursery Grants
£20,900,893.28
All other categories
£8,882,061.81

The council's spreadsheet combines several different forms of funding. Nursery grants may represent statutory early-years funding rather than conventional discretionary community grants. These categories must not be presented as directly equivalent without further clarification.

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Every line below is exactly as disclosed. Award dates, detailed purposes, supporting documents and monitoring records were not provided.

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654 of 654 entries · £29,782,955.09 · 419 recipients (2025/26)

Individual grant entries disclosed for 2025/26, with cost centre, value and the fields the council did not supply
Funding categoryCost-centre codeAward dateDetailed purposeSupporting documentsMonitoring status
Kids Planet HollingarthNursery Grants1161501£1,194,078.85Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Happy Tots Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£1,164,855.99Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lambkins Nursery LtdNursery Grants1161501£848,873.93Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sunny Brow Day Nursery - BankfieldNursery Grants1161501£826,096.36Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£712,055.86Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness Education TrustNursery Grants1161501£628,747.60Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Inspira Cumbria LtdCareers Information, Advice and Guidance1665901£627,465.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Friends of BRAMNursery Grants1161501£591,512.73Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lynwood Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£581,610.66Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Stripy Horse Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£521,677.04Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Naturegate LtdNursery Grants1161501£517,356.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare LtdNursery Grants1161501£489,599.09Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Old Vicarage Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£455,321.57Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) LtdNursery Grants1161501£441,496.79Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Walney Central Pre-SchoolNursery Grants1161501£434,873.70Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Meadowview Nursery New OwnersNursery Grants1161501£420,127.06Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Quarry Brow NurseryNursery Grants1161501£417,515.44Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kiddlywinks the Meadows Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£417,213.53Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kiddlywinks Pre-School & Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£410,258.86Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Smile Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£404,350.56Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Roose NurseryNursery Grants1161501£403,331.08Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Chamber of CommerceUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£402,596.54Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little Saplings Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£384,672.60Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Pennington Pre SchoolNursery Grants1161501£380,924.41Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little RascalsNursery Grants1161501£371,154.97Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Blossom Tree NurseryNursery Grants1161501£361,490.59Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Daisies Day NurseryNursery Grants1161501£359,742.42Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
K & K ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£352,360.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Inspira Cumbria LtdUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£341,303.01Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dinky Dales Nursery LtdNursery Grants1161501£329,871.48Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Joeys at Milnthorpe Family CentreNursery Grants1161501£320,728.29Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
First Class KidsNursery Grants1161501£319,617.61Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Community FoundationTrailblazer6701101£300,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Bolton Nursery LtdNursery Grants1161501£283,335.66Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Hollingarth LtdNursery Grants1161501£273,187.09Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
George Hastwell SchoolDevolved Schools Grant1151001£269,150.92Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumberland CouncilUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£263,078.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Castle Park SchoolNursery Grants1161501£248,355.93Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Country TotsNursery Grants1161501£247,175.52Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little Oaks at Muddy Boots NurseryNursery Grants1161501£229,001.65Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cambridge Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£225,612.79Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Gilderdale NurseryNursery Grants1161501£220,244.07Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
The Mulberry Bush at CastertonNursery Grants1161501£213,395.72Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
St Marys Catholic Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£212,143.45Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Pennybridge NurseryNursery Grants1161501£194,039.47Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ramsden Preschool NurseryNursery Grants1161501£181,562.53Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Newbarns Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£170,137.01Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Burton Morewood SchoolNursery Grants1161501£163,987.75Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Church Walk Pre School NurseryNursery Grants1161501£160,997.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria TourismUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£153,255.25Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ghyllside Primary School AcademyNursery Grants1161501£153,121.71Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Futureproof CumbriaClimate and Natural Environment5870401£150,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sandgate SchoolHigh Needs Invest to Save1160101£148,586.18Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumberland CouncilDEFRA LINC5870601£147,361.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith Pre School NurseryNursery Grants1161501£141,636.69Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£140,126.85Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
St PiusNursery Grants1161501£138,039.25Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria CVSSocial Impact Fund5891301£131,664.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria CVSUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£130,596.66Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria CVSThird Sector Support Grants5952601£126,560.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Walney Community TrustSocial Impact Fund5891301£121,303.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Phx Training LtdUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£120,132.03Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Johanna and Rebecca ChildmindersNursery Grants1161501£117,921.90Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Chetwynde SchoolNursery Grants1161501£110,295.78Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic PrimaryNursery Grants1161501£106,718.53Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ragtag ArtsEY Wraparound Child Prog1171901£103,950.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Age UK South CumbriaSocial Impact Fund5891301£101,694.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Alston Pre Sch PlaygroupNursery Grants1161501£100,422.91Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Community FoundationSocial Impact Fund5891301£100,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Futureproof CumbriaCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£100,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lake District National Park AuthorityCountryside Access Unit5221001£99,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Coniston Childcare NurseryNursery Grants1161501£97,615.99Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Resolve CICSocial Impact Fund5891301£95,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith and Eden Refugee NetworkAlso in FOI-216563-2026Asylum1574901£90,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS FoundaOcc Therapy Service1577001£89,609.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Queen Street NurseryNursery Grants1161501£89,600.46Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Louise Leach ChildminderNursery Grants1161501£89,412.85Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Yanwath Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£88,742.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Wildlife TrustClimate and Nature5870501£83,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Stepping Stones ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£82,718.86Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Mind in FurnessSocial Impact Fund5891301£80,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
South Lakes Citizen AdviceThird Sector Support Grants5952601£80,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Bid Company LtdCommunity Serv Team - Barrow5952001£77,929.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal Brewery Arts Centre TrustNPO Grant Payments5314102£77,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Groundwork Ne and CumbriaUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£75,770.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Community FoundationCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£75,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
YMCAHoliday Activities and Food1157001£74,851.60Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Brough Pre SchoolNursery Grants1161501£70,769.60Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Womens Community MattersSocial Impact Fund5891301£70,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Vickerstown Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£69,954.31Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Red Squirrels NurseryNursery Grants1161501£67,831.93Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lauren Jade Randall Rosebubs ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£62,416.27Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Hunter Hall SchoolNursery Grants1161501£62,008.94Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow & District Disability AssociationSocial Impact Fund5891301£61,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
North Pennines Aonb PartnershipClimate and Natural Environment5870401£60,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Health on CallAlso in FOI-216563-2026Asylum1574901£59,296.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Youthability Youth ServicesSocial Impact Fund5891301£58,687.11Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little Bears Childminding LtdNursery Grants1161501£57,099.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Citizens Advice BureauMoney Advice- Cab-Barrow5940801£57,060.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Fiona Powell ChildminderNursery Grants1161501£56,910.88Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Citizens Advice BureauSocial Impact Fund5891301£54,600.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchIf School Planning5830401£54,405.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dean Gibson SchoolNursery Grants1161501£52,571.22Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lake District FoundationClimate and Natural Environment5870401£50,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lake District National Park AuthorityDEFRA LINC5870601£49,884.99Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Citizens Advice BureauThird Sector Support Grants5952601£49,280.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Citizens Advice BureauCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£49,250.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
South Lakes Citizen AdviceMoney Advice - Cab - Sth Lakes5941201£47,550.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Brathay TrustAlso in FOI-216563-2026UK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£46,462.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
A Stitch DifferentSocial Impact Fund5891301£46,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sedbergh PlaygroupNursery Grants1161501£45,633.25Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumberland CouncilSafeguarding Adults Board3390751£42,179.96Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness Multicultural Community FormAlso in FOI-216563-2026Asylum1574901£41,564.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little Lambs Day-CareNursery Grants1161501£41,192.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Bid Company LtdEconomic Development5830901£40,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£39,961.02Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Arnside National SchoolNursery Grants1161501£39,532.19Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lazonby Cofe SchoolNursery Grants1161501£39,046.16Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness Refugee SupportAlso in FOI-216563-2026Asylum1574901£37,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lakeland ArtsNPO Grant Payments5314102£37,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Patricia Ivinson ChildmindingNursery Grants1161501£36,881.22Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria CVSGeneral Provision – Barrow5945101£36,380.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Samuel King's School FundPost 16 Educatn Travel Bursary5830801£36,343.20Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Allithwaite ChildmindingNursery Grants1161501£35,814.20Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Inspira Cumbria LtdCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£34,880.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Citizens Advice Carlisle and EdenMoney Advice - Cab - Eden5941101£34,870.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Advantage! Barrow Raiders Community FounHoliday Activities and Food1157001£34,580.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Natalie Greenwood ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£34,105.52Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Susan Atkinson ChildminderNursery Grants1161501£34,032.62Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Acorn MontessoriNursery Grants1161501£33,888.21Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lindale Pre School NurseryNursery Grants1161501£33,534.18Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith Industrial Bid CompanyEconomic Development5830901£33,304.67Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Windermere Preparatory SchoolNursery Grants1161501£32,334.97Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Genius Tuition LtdHoliday Activities and Food1157001£32,176.67Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ivegill NurseryNursery Grants1161501£30,870.78Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Youth AllianceYouth Sector Support1664101£30,472.88Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Happy Feet ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£30,407.06Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dalton Leisure Services LtdGeneral Provision – Barrow5945101£30,400.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Eden Arts TrustNPO Grant Payments5314102£30,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ullswater Catchment Management CICDEFRA LINC5870601£30,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness CollegeCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£29,817.45Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Acorn Montessori Nursery School LtdNursery Grants1161501£29,786.80Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lynda Legg ChildminderNursery Grants1161501£29,692.06Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Coach Gunn LimitedHoliday Activities and Food1157001£29,315.11Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
UK Agon Group Ltd T/a Juno SportHoliday Activities and Food1157001£29,249.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Mandys ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£28,657.32Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Defence Medical Welfare Service65+ South Lakes and Eden3327111£27,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow on Bikes CICAlso in FOI-216563-2026Afghan Resettlement Programme1574701£26,840.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Drop Zone Youth ProjectsSocial Impact Fund5891301£26,635.95Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare LtdGeneral Provision – Barrow5945101£26,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal LibraryThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£26,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Muddy Toes Co-ChildmindersNursery Grants1161501£25,792.31Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ah ChildmindingNursery Grants1161501£25,525.76Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Carer Support FurnessCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£25,440.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Groundwork Ne and CumbriaCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£25,332.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Drop Zone Youth ProjectsIntegrated Youth - Barrow1765101£25,042.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Wildlife TrustClimate and Natural Environment5870401£25,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dalton Leisure Services LtdCommunity Power5952201£25,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Centre for Leadership PerformanceUK Shared Prosperity Fund5831001£24,243.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Puddleducks Tiney Home NurseryNursery Grants1161501£23,934.36Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Milestone ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£23,499.99Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kids Planet HollingarthLearning Improvement Service1171101£23,265.16Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Smart Body SportsHoliday Activities and Food1157001£22,745.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Grizedale ArtsNPO Grant Payments5314102£22,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Forward LimitedGeneral Provision – Barrow5945101£22,400.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Oaklea TrustHoliday Activities and Food1157001£22,193.80Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Association of Local CouncilsThird Sector Support Grants5952601£22,192.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria TourismHomes for Ukraine1574801£21,890.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Newbridge House PruPru Top Ups1152401£21,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Voluntary Action CumbriaThird Sector Support Grants5952601£21,250.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Marie Waller ChildmindingNursery Grants1161501£21,198.19Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Citizens Advice Carlisle and EdenThird Sector Support Grants5952601£20,050.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Community Forest TrustClimate and Nature5870501£20,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumberland CouncilEconomic Development5830901£20,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lake District National Park AuthorityEconomic Development5830901£20,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lakes Arts Festivals LtdNPO Grant Payments5314102£20,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Love Barrow FamiliesHoliday Activities and Food1157001£19,570.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness Education & Skills PartnershipBarrow 0 -19 Services1713201£19,340.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Victoria House ChildcareNursery Grants1161501£19,339.90Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Threlkeld Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£19,331.52Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Tebay Primary SchoolNursery Grants1161501£18,279.30Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal CollegeCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£17,698.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Island ArlfcBarrow 0 -19 Services1713201£17,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery TrustClimate and Nature5870501£17,033.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
South Lakeland Carers AssociationCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£17,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Daffodils Daycare KendalNursery Grants1161501£16,981.63Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Annie Mawsons Sunbeams Music TrustThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£16,916.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Upfront Arts LtdThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£16,916.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Forward LimitedCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£16,800.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Emily Thornhill ChildmindingNursery Grants1161501£16,785.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Greenwich Leisure LtdHoliday Activities and Food1157001£16,611.33Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumberland CouncilStrategy Data & Insight7120001£15,981.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Creative Communities CICThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£15,900.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Spring Mount ChurchHoliday Activities and Food1157001£15,438.03Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Womens Community MattersThird Sector Support Grants5952601£15,249.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sport Works LtdHoliday Activities and Food1157001£15,176.05Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Highlights Rural Touring SchemeNPO Grant Payments5314102£15,100.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
54 Degress SportHoliday Activities and Food1157001£14,994.01Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Friends of the Lake DistrictClimate and Natural Environment5870401£14,900.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Hawkshead Grammar School FoundationThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£14,825.61Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ullswater Catchment Management CICClimate and Natural Environment5870401£14,708.80Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
M&t AdventuresHoliday Activities and Food1157001£14,561.58Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Happy Tots Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£14,219.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Families First CICEY Wraparound Child Prog1171901£14,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
South Cumbria Rivers TrustClimate and Natural Environment5870401£14,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
St Cuthbert's Cath Pri WindermereNursery Grants1161501£13,776.61Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Wildlife TrustGeneral Provision-Eden5945401£13,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Happy Healthy Together CICHomes for Ukraine1574801£13,410.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cando FmHoliday Activities and Food1157001£13,380.80Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Safa CumbriaBldg Community Assets-SL5945701£13,125.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Veritys Tiney HomeNursery Grants1161501£12,635.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow FoodbankCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£12,600.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Langwathby PlayEd Community Development5957301£12,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Bluejam Cumbria LtdAlso in FOI-216563-2026Afghan Resettlement Programme1574701£12,223.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kirkby Thore SchoolNursery Grants1161501£12,191.63Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith Players Theatre LtdEconomic Development5830901£11,800.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lambkins Nursery LtdLearning Improvement Service1171101£11,608.17Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ragtag ArtsHoliday Activities and Food1157001£11,361.20Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sunny Brow Day Nursery - BankfieldLearning Improvement Service1171101£11,209.58Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Signal Film & Media LtdThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£10,700.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
North West Music Academy LimitedThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£10,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Octopus Collective Ltd T/a Full of NoiseThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£10,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Naturegate LtdEY Enhanced Support Grant1160901£10,345.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Community Sports Arenas c.i.cHoliday Activities and Food1157001£10,245.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Art GeneAlso in FOI-216563-2026NPO Grant Payments5314102£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Bid Company LtdCommunity Power5952201£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Island Community Sports TrustSocial Impact Fund5891301£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cando FmCultural Services5402001£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Coniston Parish CouncilSouth Lakes 0–19 Services1713601£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Arts & Culture NetworkCultural Services5402001£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria County Scout CouncilThird Sector Support Grants5952601£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cumbria Young Farmers ClubsThird Sector Support Grants5952601£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Friends of Cartmel Primary SchoolSouth Lakes 0–19 Services1713601£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Futureproof CumbriaGeneral Provision-Eden5945401£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Horizon Studios NwCommunity Power5952201£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal Mountain Events LtdNPO Grant Payments5314102£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lake District National Park AuthoritySlged01 - SL Economic Development Fund£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
North West Music Academy LimitedCultural Services5402001£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Octopus Collective Ltd T/a Full of NoiseNPO Grant Payments5314102£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Signal Film & Media LtdNPO Grant Payments5314102£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
The Ashton Group Theatre FactoryNPO Grant Payments5314102£10,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Upfront Arts LtdCommunity Power5952201£9,995.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Outside in CumbriaSouth Lakes 0–19 Services1713601£9,865.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal Pride CICThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£9,690.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Love Barrow FamiliesBarrow 0 -19 Services1713201£9,662.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Horizon Studios NwHoliday Activities and Food1157001£9,582.92Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
South Cumbria Rivers TrustClimate Action & Diversity-SL5945601£9,576.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) LtdEY Enhanced Support Grant1160901£9,527.03Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kirkby Stephen Town CouncilEd02250 - Ed0st Clean K/S Shap P/Brdg Pc£9,477.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Samantha Porter ChildingmindingNursery Grants1161501£9,320.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£9,306.06Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Grange-O-Sands Community Lunch/FoodshareHomes for Ukraine1574801£9,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Furness Education TrustHoliday Activities and Food1157001£8,947.20Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal Rugby ClubHoliday Activities and Food1157001£8,816.90Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Nab CottageHoliday Activities and Food1157001£8,433.33Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Lynwood Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£8,329.90Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Artworks - Art4allGeneral Provision – Barrow5945101£8,070.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Eden Valley Artistic NetworkNPO Grant Payments5314102£8,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Manna House (Cumbria)Crisis and Resilience Fund5953001£8,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Happy Healthy Together CICSouth Lakes 0–19 Services1713601£7,958.80Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Eden Valley Artistic NetworkCommunity Power5952201£7,900.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith Swift GroupClimate and Natural Environment5870401£7,854.30Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
4edenCommunity Power5952201£7,850.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Samuel King's School FundAlston/Garrigill Found.ed9153101£7,849.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dalton Leisure Services LtdCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£7,760.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Friends of BRAMLearning Improvement Service1171101£7,695.40Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kiddlywinks Pre-School & Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£7,670.99Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Common Space Common HumanityAlso in FOI-216563-2026Afghan Resettlement Programme1574701£7,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Dalton United Football ClubBarrow 0 -19 Services1713201£7,500.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Stealing ThunderThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£7,405.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kiddlywinks the Meadows Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£7,386.28Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrow & District Disability AssociationThird Sector Support Grants5952601£7,330.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Spring Mount ChurchForum Grants-Barrow5940201£7,169.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Stripy Horse Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£7,134.11Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ulverston Food Waste ProjectCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£7,060.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
K & K ChildcareEY Enhanced Support Grant1160901£7,004.01Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Age UK Carlisle and EdenCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Art GeneAlso in FOI-216563-2026Climate and Nature5870501£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Barrowfull C/O Womens Community MattersThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Church Walk Pre School NurseryEY Enhanced Support Grant1160901£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kirkby Stephen Youth CentreIntegrated Youth -Eden1765401£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Sedbergh and District CIOEconomic Development5830901£7,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Salvation Army Food BankCrisis and Resilience Fund5953001£6,700.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Walney Central Pre-SchoolLearning Improvement Service1171101£6,605.34Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Eden Valley Artistic NetworkThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£6,332.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Wellness at GreenacresHoliday Activities and Food1157001£6,012.50Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Kendal Torchlight Procession LtdThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£6,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Alston Recreation Ground TrustHoliday Activities and Food1157001£5,890.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Little Saplings Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,865.11Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Smile Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,401.42Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) LtdLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,328.21Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Ford Park Community GroupThrive Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund5994001£5,250.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Daisies Day NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,230.59Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Meadowview Nursery New OwnersLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,222.46Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Signal Film & Media LtdForum Grants-Barrow5940201£5,212.85Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Quarry Brow NurseryLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,198.05Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Grange-O-Sands Community Lunch/FoodshareHoliday Activities and Food1157001£5,195.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Penrith Bid Company LimitedGeneral Provision-Eden5945401£5,100.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare LtdLearning Improvement Service1171101£5,019.09Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed
Armathwaite Old School HallForum Grants-Eden5940501£5,000.00Not suppliedCost-centre label onlyWithheld under Section 12Not disclosed

Showing the first 300 of 654 matching entries. Narrow the filters or download the CSV for the full set.

Fields the council did not supply

Award date
Not supplied
Detailed purpose
Cost-centre label only
Supporting documents
Withheld under Section 12
Monitoring status
Not disclosed

Largest single disclosed entry: £1,194,078.85 (Kids Planet Hollingarth). Aggregated recipient leader: Kids Planet Hollingarth (£1,217,344.01).

Largest aggregated recipients

The 25 largest recipients by combined disclosed value in 2025/26
RecipientEntriesAggregated value
Kids Planet Hollingarth2£1,217,344.01
Happy Tots Day Nursery2£1,179,075.39
Inspira Cumbria Ltd3£1,003,648.51
Lambkins Nursery Ltd2£860,482.10
Sunny Brow Day Nursery - Bankfield2£837,305.94
Barrow Day Nursery2£721,361.92
Furness Education Trust3£641,469.28
Friends of BRAM3£601,608.13
Lynwood Day Nursery2£589,940.56
Stripy Horse Day Nursery2£528,811.15
Naturegate Ltd2£527,701.50
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare Ltd3£520,618.18
Cumberland Council5£488,600.24
Cumbria Community Foundation3£475,000.00
Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) Ltd3£456,352.03
Old Vicarage Day Nursery1£455,321.57
Walney Central Pre-School2£441,479.04
Cumbria CVS5£430,200.66
Meadowview Nursery New Owners2£425,349.52
Kiddlywinks the Meadows Day Nursery2£424,599.81
Quarry Brow Nursery2£422,713.49
Kiddlywinks Pre-School & Day Nursery2£417,929.85
Smile Day Nursery2£409,751.98
Roose Nursery2£407,845.81
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce1£402,596.54

Aggregated totals combine entries with identical recipient names. They do not prove that the entries formed one grant or one funding agreement.

Largest individual entries

The largest single disclosed entries in 2025/26
RecipientCost centreValue
Kids Planet HollingarthNursery Grants 1161501£1,194,078.85
Happy Tots Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£1,164,855.99
Lambkins Nursery LtdNursery Grants 1161501£848,873.93
Sunny Brow Day Nursery - BankfieldNursery Grants 1161501£826,096.36
Barrow Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£712,055.86
Furness Education TrustNursery Grants 1161501£628,747.60
Inspira Cumbria LtdCareers Information, Advice and Guidance 1665901£627,465.50
Friends of BRAMNursery Grants 1161501£591,512.73
Lynwood Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£581,610.66
Stripy Horse Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£521,677.04
Naturegate LtdNursery Grants 1161501£517,356.50
Cheeky Monkeys Childcare LtdNursery Grants 1161501£489,599.09
Old Vicarage Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£455,321.57
Shining Stars Nursery (Appleby) LtdNursery Grants 1161501£441,496.79
Walney Central Pre-SchoolNursery Grants 1161501£434,873.70
Meadowview Nursery New OwnersNursery Grants 1161501£420,127.06
Quarry Brow NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£417,515.44
Kiddlywinks the Meadows Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£417,213.53
Kiddlywinks Pre-School & Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£410,258.86
Smile Day NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£404,350.56
Roose NurseryNursery Grants 1161501£403,331.08
Cumbria Chamber of CommerceUK Shared Prosperity Fund 5831001£402,596.54

Asylum and resettlement connection

The same values appear in the council's separate third-party payments disclosure, allowing the two FOI responses to be cross-referenced. These amounts are not double-counted in organisation-wide totals.

Asylum cost centre (2025/26)

Entries recorded against the Asylum cost centre
RecipientValue
Penrith and Eden Refugee Network£90,000.00
Cumbria Health on Call£59,296.00
Furness Multicultural Community Form£41,564.50
Furness Refugee Support£37,500.00
Total£228,360.50

Afghan Resettlement Programme (2025/26)

Entries recorded against the Afghan Resettlement Programme cost centre
RecipientValue
Barrow on Bikes CIC£26,840.00
Bluejam Cumbria Ltd£12,223.50
Common Space Common Humanity£7,500.00
Waste into Wellbeing-SLACC£2,300.00
Total£48,863.50

Related disclosure

FOI-216563-2026 — Immigration, asylum and resettlement funding

£4.74m of central-government migration funding and £1.04m of disclosed third-party payments, including the same asylum and resettlement recipients listed above.

Open the linked disclosure

What the council did not provide

Missing financial years

The request covered 1 April 2023 to July 2026, but only 2025/26 was supplied. Missing:

  • 2023/24
  • 2024/25
  • 2026/27 to the request date

The council did not clearly state whether these records were not held or exempt.

Missing award dates

The spreadsheet does not contain the requested date-awarded field.

Limited purpose information

The council supplied cost-centre labels instead of specific descriptions of what each recipient was funded to deliver.

Applications and assessments

Applications, business cases, scoring documents, decision records and funding agreements for grants exceeding £10,000 were refused under Section 12.

Recovered funding

The council refused to provide a list of grant funding recovered or subject to repayment.

Monitoring reports

Monitoring, performance and compliance information for grants exceeding £25,000 was refused under Section 12.

Audit reports

The council linked to a general Audit Committee page instead of identifying the reports relevant to grant funding, subsidy control, financial governance or grant assurance.

Section 12 analysis

Exemption
Section 12 FOIA
Cost limit
£450
Equivalent staff time
18 hours
Applied to
Questions 2, 3 and 4

Entries exceeding £10,000

  • Entries: 224
  • Recipients with such an entry: 188
  • Combined value: £28,342,101.72

Entries exceeding £25,000

  • Entries: 156
  • Recipients with such an entry: 137
  • Combined value: £27,196,471.89

Approximately 95.2% of the disclosed value is contained in individual entries exceeding £10,000. Approximately 91.3% is contained in entries exceeding £25,000.

The council said it would need to manually search thousands of records across departments and officers. It said the information was not held in a reportable format and meaningful refinement did not appear possible.

These figures describe the shape of the disclosed spending only. Nothing here indicates that any amount was improperly administered.

PublicAudit assessment

These ratings are PublicAudit.uk editorial assessments of the disclosure, not statements by the council.

  • Basic recipient transparency

    Good

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Coverage of requested period

    Poor

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Award-date transparency

    Poor

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Purpose transparency

    Limited

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Decision-record transparency

    Poor

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Monitoring transparency

    Poor

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Machine-readable disclosure

    Good

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

  • Need for internal review

    High

    PublicAudit editorial assessment

Key questions

  1. Why was only 2025/26 supplied?
  2. Are records available for 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2026/27?
  3. Why were award dates omitted?
  4. Does each spreadsheet line represent an award, payment, accounting transaction or instalment?
  5. Are Nursery Grants statutory early-years payments or discretionary grants?
  6. Is a specific purpose recorded for each award?
  7. Which systems hold applications, assessments, approval records and funding agreements?
  8. How was the Section 12 estimate calculated?
  9. Why could the request not be refined to the largest awards?
  10. Does the council maintain a central grant-recovery register?
  11. How are grants exceeding £25,000 monitored?
  12. Which audit reports specifically concern grant governance?
  13. Can the council provide a sample of documents for the ten largest non-nursery awards?
  14. How does the council link payments to applications, agreements and monitoring outcomes?
  15. Why were grants to individuals, e-vouchers and Post Office payments excluded?

Draft internal review

An internal review must normally be requested within 40 days from the response date. The draft below covers the points listed here.

  • Failure to provide the complete requested period
  • Failure to state whether missing years are held
  • Omission of award dates
  • Failure to provide detailed purposes
  • Lack of a documented Section 12 estimate
  • Failure to offer meaningful refinement
  • Whether questions 2, 3 and 4 were improperly aggregated
  • Whether existing lists or registers could be disclosed
  • Whether documents for a limited sample of the largest awards could be supplied
  • Failure to identify relevant audit reports
Preview the draft text
Internal review request — FOI-216559-2026

Dear Information Governance Team,

I am requesting an internal review of your response dated 17 August 2026 to my request FOI-216559-2026 concerning grants and external funding.

My request covered 1 April 2023 to July 2026. The spreadsheet supplied covers 2025/26 only. Please review the following points:

1. Failure to provide the complete requested period of 1 April 2023 to July 2026.
2. Failure to state whether records for the missing years are held or exempt.
3. Omission of the requested date-awarded field.
4. Failure to provide detailed purposes rather than cost-centre labels.
5. Lack of a documented Section 12 cost estimate.
6. Failure to offer meaningful refinement of the request.
7. Whether questions 2, 3 and 4 were improperly aggregated for the purposes of Section 12.
8. Whether existing lists or registers could be disclosed as held.
9. Whether documents for a limited sample of the largest awards could be supplied.
10. Failure to identify the audit reports relevant to grant funding and grant assurance.

In particular, please confirm whether equivalent spreadsheets for 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2026/27 to date are held, and if so disclose them. Please also provide the calculation underlying your Section 12 estimate, and confirm whether a refined request limited to the largest non-nursery awards could be answered within the appropriate limit.

I look forward to your response within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Source documents

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FOI-216559-2026 response letter

The council's response of 17 August 2026, setting out what was disclosed and where Section 12 was applied.

Supplied by Westmorland and Furness Council

XLSX44 KB

FOI 216559-2026 Grants spreadsheet

The disclosed spreadsheet: 654 grant and financial-award entries for 2025/26 with recipient name, cost centre and value of award.

Supplied by Westmorland and Furness Council

Editorial note

PublicAudit.uk reports what the disclosed records show. The spreadsheet covers 2025/26 only, excludes grants to individuals and does not contain award dates or detailed purposes. Different funding types, particularly Nursery Grants, may operate under different statutory or contractual arrangements. Inclusion in this disclosure does not indicate wrongdoing by any recipient.

Last verified 17 August 2026. Spotted an error? Report a correction.