The Steel Valley Project

Analysis

The Steel Valley Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04394953). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Steel Valley Project reported income of £148k and spending of £176k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £126k to £148k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Steel Valley Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colchester North District Scout Council (£148k), The Tam O'shanter Cottage Urban Farm Trust (£149k) and Plymouth Tree People (£148k).