Ashford and Tenterden Umbrella

Analysis

Ashford and Tenterden Umbrella is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ashford and Tenterden Umbrella reported income of £33k and spending of £59k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £52k to £33k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ashford and Tenterden Umbrella sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hypermobility Syndromes Association (£33k), 1st Ivinghoe and Pitstone Scout Group (£33k) and Manacare Foundation (£33k).

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.