The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen)

Analysis

The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tamworth. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02674379). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) reported income of £3.9m and spending of £4.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.9m to £3.9m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The National Association for Special Educational Needs (Nasen) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reach Learning Disability (£3.9m), The Hive College (£4.0m) and Rebuild with Hope Foundation (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £412k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.