Darwen Heritage Centre

Analysis

Darwen Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darwen. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Darwen Heritage Centre reported income of £32k and spending of £30k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £32k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Darwen Heritage Centre sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Altevette Project (£32k), Mash Community Support Network (£32k) and The Rotary Club of Hexham Charity Fund (£32k).