Ideas Plus

Analysis

Ideas Plus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02772286). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ideas Plus reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £890k to £2.1m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 68%. 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, Ideas Plus sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Oshwal Association of the UK (£2.1m), Leeds Autism Services (£2.1m) and Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £123k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.