The Dengie Project Trust

Analysis

The Dengie Project Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southminster. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03587073). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dengie Project Trust reported income of £552k and spending of £461k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £211k to £552k (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Dengie Project Trust 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The PFC Trust (£549k), The Neil and Alison Ostrer Foundation (£554k) and The Lewin Trust (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 50%, charitable activities 32% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 9.9% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £55k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.

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