Rural Media Charity

Analysis

Rural Media Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02732325). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rural Media Charity reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.7m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rural Media Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Libertas Charity CIO (£1.7m), Hastings and Bexhill Mencap Society (£1.7m) and Community Equality Disability Action (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 28%, trading 27% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £83k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.