Norwood Ravenswood

Analysis

Norwood Ravenswood is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03263519). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norwood Ravenswood reported income of £34.4m and spending of £33.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33.1m to £34.4m (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Norwood Ravenswood sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Deaf Children's Society (£33.6m), The Royal School for the Blind (£36.5m) and Benefact Trust Limited (£33.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 26% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.8m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £275k. Reserves of £7.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 709 people.