The Trust for Developing Communities

Analysis

The Trust for Developing Communities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03939332). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Trust for Developing Communities reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £3.1m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Trust for Developing Communities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (£3.1m), Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom Branch) (£3.3m) and Dacorum Council for Voluntary Service (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £562k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.