The Combined Dent Charity

Analysis

The Combined Dent Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sedbergh. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Combined Dent Charity reported income of £12k and spending of £6,847, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,427 to £12k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Combined Dent Charity sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hollym Village Hall (£12k), Mid Pennine Search and Rescue Organisation (£12k) and Newcastle Chinese Healthy Living Centre (£12k).