The Darwin Community Association

Analysis

The Darwin Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Darwin Community Association reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £14k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Darwin Community Association sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% 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 Awaken (£14k), The Orthodox Church of St Cuthbert, Chesterfield and District (£14k) and Llandudno Christadelphian Ecclesia (£14k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.