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Grove Day Centre for the Elderly

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1182474WantageDisability
Income£43k2025-06-30
Spending£43ksame year
Spent / received131%5-year average
Size in its cause52nd pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Grove Day Centre for the Elderly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wantage. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Grove Day Centre for the Elderly reported income of £43k and spending of £43k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18k to £43k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Grove Day Centre for the Elderly sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Wahda (£43k), Dawlish Action for Youth (£43k) and Twin Vision (£43k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£11k£22k£32k£43k2021 Income: £17,7252021 Spending: £39,03320212022 Income: £26,3342022 Spending: £41,42920222023 Income: £31,2092023 Spending: £41,52520232024 Income: £40,2652024 Spending: £42,24220242025 Income: £43,2812025 Spending: £43,2972025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Clients from Grove and the surrounding area attend our purpose-built Day Centre in Grove which is open every Tuesday and Thursday (excl. Christmas). We employ several part time staff and also have several volunteers. Home cooked meals are provided each day. Activities include supervised care, entertainment, arts and crafts, stretching or other gentle exercise and mental stimulation games.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Al WahdaLeicester£43k
Dawlish Action for YouthDawlish£43k
Twin VisionEngland£43k
Hearts of Oak - The Barnet Special Education Foundation TrustLondon£43k