Children First Derby

Analysis

Children First Derby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05379021). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children First Derby reported income of £506k and spending of £528k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £295k to £506k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Children First Derby sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rgspia (£506k), The Crispin Davis Family Trust (£507k) and The King's School Worcester Charitable Trust (£494k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £227k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.