Cerebral Palsy Cymru

Analysis

Cerebral Palsy Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02691690). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cerebral Palsy Cymru reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £1.7m (-1.4%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cerebral Palsy Cymru sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln City Foundation (£1.7m), The Donald Gordon Third Foundation (£1.7m) and The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 29%, trading 27% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £90k. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £687k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 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.