Raw Workshop

Analysis

Raw Workshop is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02745625). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Raw Workshop reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.1m to £1.7m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Raw Workshop sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Hastings and Bexhill Mencap Society (£1.7m), Gofal a Thrwsio Conwy a Sir Ddinbych (£1.7m) and Rural Media Charity (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 10%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £606k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.