The Derwent Initiative

Analysis

The Derwent Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06725535). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Derwent Initiative reported income of £64k and spending of £59k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £84k to £64k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Derwent Initiative sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Oscar Romeros Catholic School for (£64k), The Ariel Poetry Research Foundation (£64k) and St Matthews Playgroup (£64k).