Derby Shield Society

Analysis

Derby Shield Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Derby Shield Society reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4,473 to £14k (+214%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Derby Shield Society sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitefield Development Trust (£14k), Iden Village Hall (£14k) and Parents & Friends of Crownbridge Association (£14k).