The Southend on Sea Darby and Joan Organisation Limited

Analysis

The Southend on Sea Darby and Joan Organisation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westcliff-On-Sea. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04378521). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Southend on Sea Darby and Joan Organisation Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.2m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Southend on Sea Darby and Joan Organisation Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Ltd (£1.2m), Pipal Tree (£1.2m) and Urban Outreach (Bolton) (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,765. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £500k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.