Spinal Injuries Association

Analysis

Spinal Injuries Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03175203). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spinal Injuries Association reported income of £4.1m and spending of £4.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £4.1m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Spinal Injuries Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Talbot Village Trust (£4.1m), The Gesher Trust (£4.1m) and Institute for Employment Studies (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, charitable activities 32%, trading 26% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £590k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 77 people.