Calan DVS

Analysis

Calan DVS is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Neath. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07892902). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Calan DVS reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.9m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Calan DVS sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The David Nott Foundation (£3.9m), St Kentigern Hospice (£3.9m) and The Biochemical Society (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £631k. Reserves of £844k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 72 people.