Dipton Community Association

Analysis

Dipton Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanley. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dipton Community Association reported income of £26k and spending of £46k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £49k to £26k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Dipton Community Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackhorse PTA (£26k), The Downderry and District Community Bus Association (£26k) and Wamba Community Trust (£26k).