Ravensthorpe Community Centre Limited

Analysis

Ravensthorpe Community Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dewsbury. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03895553). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ravensthorpe Community Centre Limited reported income of £995k and spending of £918k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £617k to £995k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ravensthorpe Community Centre Limited 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Living Agency (£994k), Gl11 Community Project (£995k) and Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited (£994k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and charitable activities 2.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £161k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.