Developmentplus

Analysis

Developmentplus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03275199). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Developmentplus reported income of £554k and spending of £575k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £313k to £554k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Developmentplus sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halesfield Day Nursery Centre (£553k), Leicestershire Cares Limited (£559k) and The Cooke E-Learning Foundation (£551k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. It employed 16 people.