DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1093087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Derbyshire Dales CVS provides high quality information, advice, support, training and practical services to the voluntary and community sector in the Derbyshire Dales. The Charity also runs projects that benefit disadvantaged people in Derbyshire Dales and surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£404k
Latest spending
£670k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,862 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £22,111 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the total fund balances stood at £200,704, comprising £142,769 in unrestricted funds and £57,935 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the reserves met their policy criteria, which aim to maintain a minimum of six months' core running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' core running costs (held: £143k)
Derbyshire Dales CVS will aim to keep a minimum of six months’ core running costs in reserves, in addition to the reserves held to meet its statutory obligations. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£754k
Total spending
£610k
Reserves (reported)
£150k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; 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£404k£670k
31/03/2024£754k£610k
31/03/2023£388k£454k
31/03/2022£505k£411k
31/03/2021£417k£366k

Common questions

Is DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,862 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £22,111 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the total fund balances stood at £200,704, comprising £142,769 in unrestricted funds and £57,935 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the reserves met their policy criteria, which aim to maintain a minimum of six months' core running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE£404k0aboveno doubt
DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION FY2025£691k0unclearno doubt
DERBYSHIRE LAW CENTRE LTD FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE CVS FY2025£1.5m0unclearno doubt
CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£1.4m0unclearno doubt
DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt

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