The Grace Eyre Foundation

Analysis

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02806429). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Grace Eyre Foundation reported income of £12.7m and spending of £12.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.6m to £12.7m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Grace Eyre Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabare (£12.7m), Thrive Social Housing (£13.0m) and Ripple Effect International (£12.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £855k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 312 people.