THE DENGIE PROJECT TRUST

Registered charity 1082006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Knightswood Care

Provision of a range of services to empower older people of the Dengie Peninsula to make choices, which enable them to reach optimum levels of health and fitness and to lead rich, safe and fulfilling lives.

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Latest income
£552k
Latest spending
£461k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £90,791 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £54,766. The trustees report that operational changes and cost reviews improved the financial situation, allowing the charity to meet its obligations without seeking further relief funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (50% of income)
“Trading and rental income 277,052” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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

Total income
£552k
Total spending
£461k
Reserves (reported)
£55k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (50% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£552k£461k
31/03/2024£473k£459k
31/03/2023£389k£358k
31/03/2022£238k£290k
31/03/2021£211k£161k

Common questions

Is THE DENGIE PROJECT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £90,791 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £54,766. The trustees report that operational changes and cost reviews improved the financial situation, allowing the charity to meet its obligations without seeking further relief funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DENGIE PROJECT TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DENGIE PROJECT TRUST as a grant recipient include Royal Warrant Holders' Charity.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2023£3k
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2023£322kCommunity Support & Development
UK government03/08/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2019£7kCommunity Outreach