EveryStory Charity
Analysis
EveryStory Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02786035). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, EveryStory Charity reported income of £9.0m and spending of £9.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £9.0m (+296%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 141%. 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, EveryStory Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. 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 Foundations - What Works Centre for Children and Families (£8.9m), Twenty-Fifth Avenue Ltd (£9.0m) and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation (£8.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 231 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Trading 0.0%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.4%
In the charity's own words
EveryStory supports people with learning disabilities and complex needs to live in their community in the Boroughs of Lewisham, Bromley and Southwark.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations - What Works Centre for Children and Families | London | £8.9m |
| Twenty-Fifth Avenue Ltd | London | £9.0m |
| Esmee Fairbairn Foundation | London | £8.9m |
| Havencare Homes and Support Limited | Plymouth | £9.0m |