FRIENDS OF THE LOWER DERWENT VALLEY CONSERVATION GROUP

Registered charity 1183986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the CIO is the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the Lower Derwent Valley.

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased from £26,684.70 at the end of 2023 to £75,258.45 by March 2026, driven largely by significant land purchases and stewardship payments. The filing discloses no staff emoluments, pension deficits, or trading subsidiaries, indicating a volunteer-led operation with no disclosed reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£107k£75k
31/12/2024£73k£144k
31/12/2023£102k£169k
31/12/2022£60k£8k
31/12/2021£56k£22k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF THE LOWER DERWENT VALLEY CONSERVATION GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds increased from £26,684.70 at the end of 2023 to £75,258.45 by March 2026, driven largely by significant land purchases and stewardship payments. The filing discloses no staff emoluments, pension deficits, or trading subsidiaries, indicating a volunteer-led operation with no disclosed reserves policy.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£3kALB - Rural Payments Agency - Farming Recovery Fund 2024-25
UK government01/04/2023£2kGCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Forum CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF THE LOWER DERWENT VALLEY CONSERVATION GROUP£107k—0unclear—no doubt
Forum CIO FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
DARTMOOR PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION FY2025£556k—0above—no doubt
CC FOUNDATION FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
JCD FOUNDATION FY2024£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE DODGSON FOUNDATION FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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