Northfield Community Partnership - a Community Development Trust Limited

Analysis

Northfield Community Partnership - a Community Development Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04349864). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northfield Community Partnership - a Community Development Trust Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £683k to £1.4m (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northfield Community Partnership - a Community Development Trust Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vivensa Foundation (£1.4m), Guildford City Swimming Club (£1.4m) and Age UK Bromsgrove Redditch and Wyre Forest (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 48% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £80k. Reserves of £170k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.