Thanet Community Development Trust

Analysis

Thanet Community Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04385681). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Thanet Community Development Trust reported income of £217k and spending of £234k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £314k to £217k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Thanet Community Development Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stepping Stones of Sopley (£216k), Church Walk Pre-School Nursery Limited (£218k) and Friends of Folkestone Academy Ltd (£215k).