Desborough Civic Society

Analysis

Desborough Civic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Desborough Civic Society reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,962 to £17k (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Desborough Civic Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Mildred's, Tenterden Kent (£17k), The Taplow and Hitcham Recreation Grounds Association Limited (£17k) and The Sawday Trust (£17k).