Alabare

Analysis

Alabare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02604011). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alabare reported income of £12.7m and spending of £12.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.5m to £12.7m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Alabare sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ripple Effect International (£12.6m), The Grace Eyre Foundation (£12.7m) and YMCA Trinity Group (£12.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, donations and legacies 16% and trading 3.5%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 275 people.