Black Elders Day Centre of Gloucester

Analysis

Black Elders Day Centre of Gloucester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Black Elders Day Centre of Gloucester reported income of £50k and spending of £82k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £48k to £50k (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Black Elders Day Centre of Gloucester sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windmill Community Gardens (£50k), Fleetwood and Wyre Mencap (£50k) and Manchester Jewish Meals on Wheels (£50k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.