Action for Race Equality

Analysis

Action for Race Equality is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03203812). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action for Race Equality reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.5m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £807k to £2.0m (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Action for Race Equality sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Rathbone Society (£2.0m), The Makaton Charity (£2.0m) and Driving Mobility (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, trading 13%, donations and legacies 2.7% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £293k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.