Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire

Analysis

Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02504158). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire reported income of £265k and spending of £257k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £532k to £265k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellis Campbell Foundation (£263k), The Bartlett Foundation (£266k) and Bradford Base Social Enterprise Company Limited (£262k).