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Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes)

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1017363Milton KeynesDisability
Income£20k2026-03-31
Spending£18ksame year
Spent / received76%5-year average
Size in its cause39th pctDisability
Registered1993Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02779982). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes) reported income of £20k and spending of £18k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £60k to £20k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes) sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hakimy Afghan Foundation (£20k), Bigger Heart Zanzibar (£20k) and Domestic Violence Assist (£20k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£30k£45k£60k2022 Income: £60,0062022 Spending: £34,78320222023 Income: £10,9362023 Spending: £12,09420232024 Income: £12,6322024 Spending: £10,58820242025 Income: £21,2402025 Spending: £19,69920252026 Income: £19,9532026 Spending: £18,1722026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To provide a safe and caring environment where volunteers, including those with Learning Disabilities, can refurbish donated old tools transforming them into working tool-kits for onward distribution to local groups & developing countries. Our comprehensive tool kits help support and empower Artisan and Women's groups contributing to their community's self-reliance.

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