COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1075224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CDA FOR HERTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR HERTFORDSHIRE

Carrying out projects of a social nature within Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£187k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a significant loss of £67,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £206,764 to £139,404. Per the trustees' report, this loss is being funded from reserves, which currently stand at £139,404 (comprising £104,668 unrestricted and £34,736 restricted). The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 40,982 127,508 168,490” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months operating costs to include staff wages and rent liabilities (held: £105k)
“Reserve will be held to cover three months operating costs to include staff wages and rent liabilities.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£187k£254k
31/03/2024£348k£348k
31/03/2023£369k£382k
31/03/2022£314k£350k
31/03/2021£293k£184k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a significant loss of £67,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £206,764 to £139,404. Per the trustees' report, this loss is being funded from reserves, which currently stand at £139,404 (comprising £104,668 unrestricted and £34,736 restricted). The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£20kRural Home Energy Outreach – Phase Two
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2023£6kTewin Community Transport Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kCelebrating Volunteers Outdoor Event
UK government07/01/2019£10kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2008£269kGypsy Roma Traveller Playbus - 'Traveller Playbus' for short
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2006£4k40th anniversary
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2005£1kWalking for Health
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2005£113kPlaybus for pre-school traveller and gypsy children
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2004£4kWalking to Health

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE£187k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£10.7mmore than £70,0001unclear3.0%no doubt
AGE UK HERTFORDSHIRE FY2025£5.5m——within—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£725k—0within—no doubt
COMMUNITIES 1ST FY2025£1.6m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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