Development Direct

Analysis

Development Direct is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Development Direct reported income of £21k and spending of £30k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £11k to £21k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Development Direct sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clifton Charitable Trust (£21k), The Walsall Rotary Club Charitable Trust (£21k) and Imam Mustapha Raza Association (£21k).