Rural Action Derbyshire

Analysis

Rural Action Derbyshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03320404). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rural Action Derbyshire reported income of £830k and spending of £717k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £819k to £830k (+1.4%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rural Action Derbyshire sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Law Centre Limited (£830k), Brighton and Hove Citizens Advice Bureau (£831k) and The McBain Family Foundation (£830k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £152k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.