Douglas Valley Community Limited

Analysis

Douglas Valley Community Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02910659). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Douglas Valley Community Limited reported income of £121k and spending of £120k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £164k to £121k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Douglas Valley Community Limited sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fountains Playgroup (£121k), Cylch Meithrin Carway (£122k) and Pre-School and After School at Whalton School (£121k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.