The Change Foundation

Analysis

The Change Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03039017). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Change Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Change Foundation 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inclusion London (£1.3m), The Jobs Foundation (£1.3m) and Digital Advantage (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, trading 23%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £387k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 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.