Touchstone Community Development

Analysis

Touchstone Community Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in June 1998, 28 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 02971101). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Touchstone Community Development reported income of £812k and spending of £532k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £308k to £812k (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Touchstone Community Development sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Dickory Dock Nursery (£809k), Wirral CVS (£820k) and Regenerate Trust (£804k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £439k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.