Danson Youth Trust

Analysis

Danson Youth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04138285). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Danson Youth Trust reported income of £406k and spending of £414k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £444k to £406k (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Danson Youth Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alan Davidson Foundation (£406k), Hettys (£406k) and Operation Fistula (UK) (£406k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.