Hersden Under Fives Project

Analysis

Hersden Under Fives Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hersden Under Fives Project reported income of £108k and spending of £116k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £99k to £108k (+9.3%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Hersden Under Fives Project 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 Drystone Radio Limited (£108k), Hardwick in Partnership Ltd (£109k) and The Bennetts End Neighbourhood Association (£106k).