Valley Cids and Related Charities

Analysis

Valley Cids and Related Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alfreton. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Valley Cids and Related Charities reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £5.4m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Valley Cids and Related Charities sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honourable Artillery Company (£5.4m), Mayfair Charities Limited (£5.4m) and Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 57%, donations and legacies 33% and charitable activities 9.7%. Charitable activities took 28% of spending and raising funds 72%. Reserves of £532k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 178 people.