Delia Derbyshire Day
Analysis
Delia Derbyshire Day is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Delia Derbyshire Day reported income of £28k and spending of £3,394, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,953 to £28k (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Delia Derbyshire Day sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Handel Opera Company (£28k), York Opera (£28k) and Menai Bridge Band Porthaethwy (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Delia Derbyshire Day (DD Day) is an electronic music charity which honours the work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001). DD Day produces arts heritage events, commissions new art and offers electronic music education centred around the Delia Derbyshire Archive which is held at John Rylands Library in Manchester, UK. We are based in Manchester, UK and operate mainly in England.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Handel Opera Company | Cambridge | £28k |
| York Opera | York | £28k |
| Menai Bridge Band Porthaethwy | Bangor | £28k |
| Kerala Arts and Literary Association (Kala) | London | £28k |