Derby West Indian Community Association

Analysis

Derby West Indian Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derby West Indian Community Association reported income of £368k and spending of £286k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £415k to £368k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Derby West Indian Community Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blast Theory (£367k), The Fusiliers Museum and Learning Centre Limited (£368k) and 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Ltd (£366k).