The British Institute of Learning Disabilities

Analysis

The British Institute of Learning Disabilities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1993, 33 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 02804429). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Institute of Learning Disabilities reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £3.4m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The British Institute of Learning Disabilities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Connect South West (£3.4m), Care and Repair Western Bay (£3.4m) and Solden Hill House Limited (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £97k. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.