Deric Youth Bus Project

Analysis

Deric Youth Bus Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Deric Youth Bus Project reported income of £34k and spending of £55k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £109k to £34k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Deric Youth Bus Project sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Living in Wessex (£33k), Regal Area Community Association (£34k) and Life Line UK (£33k).