Daventry Contact
Analysis
Daventry Contact is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northants. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Daventry Contact reported income of £105k and spending of £126k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £105k to £105k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Daventry Contact sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include SNJ Charitable Trust (£105k), Leigh Wesley Methodist Church (£105k) and The Repton Village Hall Company (£105k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of poverty by the provision of furniture, other household effects and services which are collected from residents, and after refurbishment distributed within the local community.Trainees with mental health problems help to refurbish and distribute collected furniture and household effects.Daventry Contact has a Christian ethos to help everyone who is in need irrespective of creed
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| SNJ Charitable Trust | Wolverhampton | £105k |
| Leigh Wesley Methodist Church | Essex | £105k |
| The Repton Village Hall Company | Derby | £105k |
| Devanhaar | Birmingham | £105k |