Melbourne and District Community Care
Analysis
Melbourne and District Community Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melbourne. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Melbourne and District Community Care reported income of £39k and spending of £40k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,893 to £39k (+559%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 590%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Melbourne and District Community Care sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Michael Gardner Trust (£39k), Silver Friends (£39k) and Blackburn Ragged School (£39k).
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
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve sick, elderly or disabled persons resident in Melbourne and nearby villages by providing or assisting in the provision of services calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Michael Gardner Trust | Stourbridge | £39k |
| Silver Friends | Byfleet | £39k |
| Blackburn Ragged School | Blackburn | £39k |
| The Monkey Tree | Avon | £39k |