Kirklees Community Association

Analysis

Kirklees Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02796002). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kirklees Community Association reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £955k to £1.2m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Kirklees Community Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Habitat (£1.1m), Quebec Hall Limited (£1.2m) and Metal Culture Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73% and investments 23%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £11.3m would cover about 116 months of spending at that rate.