Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd

Analysis

Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07521620). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd reported income of £519k and spending of £428k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £273k to £519k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex Dementia Care (£519k), Ambassadors Football Limited (£519k) and The Hotspur Trust (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51% and charitable activities 47%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.