The Springboard Charity

Analysis

The Springboard Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03031621). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Springboard Charity reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.7m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Springboard Charity 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hull and East Riding Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd (£3.7m), Stockport, East Cheshire, High Peak, Urmston & District Cerebral Palsy Society (£3.8m) and Leeds Jewish Welfare Board (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, trading 18%, charitable activities 2.6% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.