DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1039485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DCF, Foundation Derbyshire

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £324,130, which is above the stated policy target of £77,527. The charity reports a strong financial position with total net assets of £10.4 million and sufficient cash to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months running costs equating to £77,527 (held: £324k)
The reserves policy was revised in 2007 to reflect a target level of a minimum of four months running costs equating to £77,527. — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations by trustees
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to ARHA Labs Limited
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Flint Bishop
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
During the year donations made by trustees to the charitable company totalled £33,578 (2024: £26,820). In addition, £2,252 (2024: £3,732) was paid to ARHA Labs Limited for website and design services, a company owned by trustee Alison Williams. Also, during the year, £5,588 (2024: £nil) was paid to Flint Bishop for legal fees, a company of which trustee Andrew Cochrane was chairman. — page 58
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BHP LLP.

What the charity says about itself (2024/25)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report— the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

Specific statistic regarding the proportion of grants awarded to small organizations with limited means.
over 28% of our grantmaking in 2024/25 went to groups with an annual income of under £10,000
Specific statistic regarding the success rate of grant applications.
enabled us to keep our success rate high at 95% (up from 93% in 2023/24)
Specific statistic regarding the rise in partial grants awarded.
the number of partial grants awarded rising by 15%, to just over a third of total grants made during 2024/25

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Derbyshire Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£53k
Reserves (reported)
£202k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2023£724k£665k
31/03/2022£697k£673k
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.9m

Common questions

Is DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £324,130, which is above the stated policy target of £77,527. The charity reports a strong financial position with total net assets of £10.4 million and sufficient cash to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BHP LLP.

Who funds DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Edge Ministries.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£33k
The Edge MinistriesFY2024£15k
The Edge MinistriesFY2024£2k

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