LOVE DEREHAM

Registered charity 1142632 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DCSC, DEREHAM COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE, LOVE DEREHAM LTD

The prevention or relief of poverty of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship in Dereham and the surrounding area in particular though not exclusively, by the provision of a foodbank; to signpost such persons to statutory and voluntary local partner agencies; and to work towards reducing social isolation and loneliness.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN DEREHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A FOODBANK; TO SIGNPOST SUCH PERSONS TO STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY LOCAL PARTNER AGENCIES; AND TO WORK TOWARDS REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS.THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN DEREHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH IN PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES, PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE, AND THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Breckland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£43k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Love Dereham Ltd held unrestricted reserves of £18,851 and restricted reserves of £20,620 at the end of the financial year, resulting in a total bank balance of £39,470. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, citing confidence in future income from grant-making organizations and regular donations despite a slight reduction in total income for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 1% of the £43,404 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £18,500 — grants £18,500 (3); 42% of the £44,053 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 2% of the £22,278 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£43k£38k
31/03/2024£44k£31k
31/03/2023£22k£23k
31/03/2022£3k£9k
31/03/2021£22k£6k

Common questions

Is LOVE DEREHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Love Dereham Ltd held unrestricted reserves of £18,851 and restricted reserves of £20,620 at the end of the financial year, resulting in a total bank balance of £39,470. The trustees report that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties, citing confidence in future income from grant-making organizations and regular donations despite a slight reduction in total income for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LOVE DEREHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LOVE DEREHAM as a grant recipient include NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kTo contribute towards the running of their community lunch and community fridge

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/10/2024£18kLove Dereham
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2023£10kThe Love Dereham hardship project

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 GRANTHAM FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LOVE DEREHAM£43k—0unclear—no doubt
GRANTHAM FOODBANK FY2025£124k——unclear—no doubt
LOVEWORKS.ORG LIMITED FY2025£348k—0unclear—no doubt
HAILSHAM FOODBANK FY2026£184k—0above—no doubt
Durham Samaritans FY2026£28k——above—no doubt
BOREHAMWOOD FOODBANK FY2026£234k——above—no doubt

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