Herts Ability Limited

Analysis

Herts Ability Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03249335). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Herts Ability Limited reported income of £961k and spending of £939k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £517k to £961k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Herts Ability Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Heel and Toe Ltd (£961k), The Charnwood Trust (£961k) and Aerobility (£960k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.1%, investments 1.7% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £407k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.