The Activity Den

Analysis

The Activity Den is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Activity Den reported income of £103k and spending of £85k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £45k to £103k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Activity Den sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jubilee Church Liverpool (£103k), Monastery of Christ Our Saviour (£103k) and The Mara Rianda Charitable Trust (£103k).