Centre 81 Limited

Analysis

Centre 81 Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Great Yarmouth. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03027092). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre 81 Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £980k to £1.2m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Centre 81 Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ella's Home (£1.2m), Save One Life (£1.2m) and Disabled Living (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 26%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.