Development Education in Dorset (Deed)

Analysis

Development Education in Dorset (Deed) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ferndown. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03646475). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Development Education in Dorset (Deed) reported income of £66k and spending of £48k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £88k to £66k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Development Education in Dorset (Deed) sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Architects Declare (£66k), Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust Limited (£66k) and Dorset Climate Action Network (£66k).