Duffryn Community Link

Analysis

Duffryn Community Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05664708). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Duffryn Community Link reported income of £450k and spending of £554k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £595k to £450k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Duffryn Community Link sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renaissance Publishing (£450k), The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (£451k) and First Art (£450k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.