Branching Out

Analysis

Branching Out is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03068661). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Branching Out reported income of £580k and spending of £589k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £462k to £580k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Branching Out sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee Action Kingston (£580k), Railway Benevolent Institution (£580k) and The Oily Cart Company (£579k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, trading 20%, donations and legacies 3.8% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £159k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 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.