Keswick to Barrow Walk

Registered charity 1176475 · since 2018keswick2barrow.co.uk·Cumbria, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£378k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2024

From filed accounts

year to 31 March 2025 grants not yet published.

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Keswick to Barrow Walk favours smaller local charities and good causes in Barrow and South Cumbria, particularly those with lower overheads that are visibly active in their communities, so a small local group is the clearest fit.
The annual report gives annual giving of £378,142, but the register does not confirm that scale and no grant range is stated, so a modest, specific request is a sensible starting point.
Requests are made through a Charity Account, using the funding-request link, between 15 May and 31 July, so have your account ready before the window opens.
Charities and good causes domiciled and banking outside the UK are not funded.
Groups that take part in a team fundraiser can also benefit through a team nomination, which a team coordinator selects, so it is worth asking whether a participating team could nominate you.

Overview

Keswick to Barrow Walk is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1176475).

Keswick to Barrow Walk is a registered charity (charity number 1176475) that distributes money raised by its walk to charities and good causes. Its purpose is to support such general charitable purposes as the trustees may in their absolute discretion determine through the provision of grants. Its main giving focus is smaller local charities and good causes in Barrow and South Cumbria, and team nominations also let charities in participating teams' localities across the UK benefit. According to the annual report, it paid £378,142 in giving.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Keswick to Barrow Walk distributes money raised by its walk to charities and good causes. Its main giving focus is smaller local charities and good causes in Barrow and South Cumbria, while team nominations also let charities in participating teams’ localities across the UK benefit. The charity considers funding requests from registered charities and good causes as well as allocating funds in line with team nominations. It tends to favour smaller local charities with lower overheads that are visibly active in their communities. It also supports causes that may not be registered charities when they provide a community service or assist the development and wellbeing of children or vulnerable people.

Geographic Focus

The UK. Priority: South Cumbria.

What they don't fund

Charities and good causes which are domiciled and bank outside the UK

How to apply

Charities and good causes registered with the foundation submit requests by logging into their Charity Account during the May-to-July application window and using the funding-request link on the dashboard.

Deadlines: Funding requests are submitted between 15 May and 31 July.

Application windows:

Opens in May and closes on 31 July.

Who can apply:

Funding requests can be submitted by charities and good causes that are registered with us.
The account is for voluntary and community organisations, whether or not a registered charity, carrying out charitable activities.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It tends to favour smaller local charities with lower overheads that are visibly active in the community.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
Cumbria

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Keswick to Barrow Walk.

The Hadfield TrustFixed deadlinesGave £337k The Frieda Scott Charitable TrustFixed deadlinesGave £470k CHK FoundationInvitation onlyGave £4.2M The W A Handley Charity TrustRollingGave £295k Eric Wright Charitable TrustMixed deadlinesGave £2.2M The Lake District FoundationRollingGave £257k Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent FundMixed deadlinesGave £473k The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust (DCEPT)Mixed deadlinesGave £440k Philip Barker CharityNo public processGave £5,000 The Charity ServiceMixed deadlinesGave £1.7M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£31,311	£37,582	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£363,133	£319,619	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£443,819	£436,471	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£555,732	£525,095	£378,142	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£755,396	£705,187	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.