COMMUNITY ACTION DERBY LTD

Registered charity 1043482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERBY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 1994 LIMITED, DERBY CVS, DERBY CVS LIMITED

The Charity encourages, supports and develops groups and organisations involved in voluntary action. It promotes new initiatives which tackle social exclusion and economic disadvantage and works to establish partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sectors.

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £156,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,640,160 to £1,472,170. The trustees maintain free unrestricted reserves of between 3 and 6 months of running costs, with actual unrestricted funds at year-end being £842,582. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Charitable activities 5 Core Services, Alliances & Policy Work - 151,258 151,258 164,056 Contract Delivery - 603,132 603,132 884,120”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £843k)
“We keep free reserves of between 3 and 6 months running costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Afzal is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and Pakistan Community Centre Derby. Expenditure amounting to £15,990 (2024: £6,840) was incurred during the year.
“A Afzal is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and Pakistan Community Centre Derby. Expenditure amounting to £15,990 (2024: £6,840) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
“A Raju is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and was a trustee of Disability Direct until 27 August 2024. Expenditure amounting to £28,150 (2024: £50,110) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Raju is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and was a trustee of Disability Direct until 27 August 2024. Expenditure amounting to £28,150 (2024: £50,110) was incurred during the year.
“A Afzal is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and Pakistan Community Centre Derby. Expenditure amounting to £15,990 (2024: £6,840) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
“A Raju is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and was a trustee of Disability Direct until 27 August 2024. Expenditure amounting to £28,150 (2024: £50,110) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: B Stewart is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and a close family member is a trustee of Open Doors Forum. Expenditure amounting to £44,522 (2024: £nil) was incurred during the year.
“A Afzal is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and Pakistan Community Centre Derby. Expenditure amounting to £15,990 (2024: £6,840) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
“A Raju is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and was a trustee of Disability Direct until 27 August 2024. Expenditure amounting to £28,150 (2024: £50,110) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: M Vernon was a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited to 26 September 2024 and was a trustee of Sinfin Community Centre. Expenditure amounting to £3,060 (2024: £1,000) was incurred during the year.
“A Afzal is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and Pakistan Community Centre Derby. Expenditure amounting to £15,990 (2024: £6,840) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
“A Raju is a trustee of Community Action Derby Limited and was a trustee of Disability Direct until 27 August 2024. Expenditure amounting to £28,150 (2024: £50,110) was incurred during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Action Derby (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £353k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.3m
Reserves (reported)
£843k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.3m
31/03/2024£3.6m£3.7m
31/03/2023£3.9m£3.8m
31/03/2022£2.5m£2.5m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.2m

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ACTION DERBY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £156,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,640,160 to £1,472,170. The trustees maintain free unrestricted reserves of between 3 and 6 months of running costs, with actual unrestricted funds at year-end being £842,582. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Johnson Tidsall Limited.

Who funds COMMUNITY ACTION DERBY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY ACTION DERBY LTD as a grant recipient include THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION, SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£525kActive Through Football
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIREFY2022£288Community

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/07/2022£15k"Derby's Community Archive Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2022£136kDerby Youth Alliance (DYA)
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£50kDerby Covid 19 Alliance Network
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2019£45kDerby Equalities Alliance
UK government01/04/2018£20kJourney to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
UK government—£57kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY ACTION DERBY LTD£3.1m—0unclear—no doubt
DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025£691k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION NORTHUMBERLAND FY2026£886k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY ORGANISERS LIMITED FY2025£454k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE CVS FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
EAST DURHAM COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LTD FY2025£912k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.