Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire

Analysis

Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07904108). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £833k to £1.1m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Galen and Hilary Weston Foundation (£1.1m), Dementia Matters (£1.1m) and Havering Citizens Advice Bureaux (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 8.9% and trading 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £386k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.