Derby County Community Trust

Analysis

Derby County Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06498920). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Derby County Community Trust reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.5m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Derby County Community Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cure Eb (Formerly Known As Sohana Research Fund) (£3.5m), The Sussex Community Foundation (£3.6m) and All Aboard Shops Limited (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 9.4%, investments 1.8% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 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.