Derbyshire Community Foundation

Analysis

Derbyshire Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02893759). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derbyshire Community Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.1m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Derbyshire Community Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Early Years Wales 2018 (£1.1m), East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (Esdas) (£1.2m) and YMCA Newark and Sherwood (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, investments 32% and charitable activities 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £924k. Reserves of £202k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.