Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training)
Analysis
Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Store First Rushden. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training) reported income of £186k and spending of £49k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £186k (+545%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 7503%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spirit (Spinal Paralysis and Injuries Research Information and Training) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food for Life Vrindavan UK Ltd (£186k), Gunjur Project Association (£186k) and International Cancer Imaging Society (£186k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The principal activity is the education and training of medical and para-medical personnel in the treatment of spinal paralysis and spinal injuries. This is achieved through the organisation and the sponsorship of conferences, and particularly through the provision of grants to individual and small groups of professionals to further their knowledge and expertise in spinal cord injury treatment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Food for Life Vrindavan UK Ltd | Southampton | £186k |
| Gunjur Project Association | Neath | £186k |
| International Cancer Imaging Society | London | £186k |
| Dudley and Geoffrey Cox Charitable Trust | London | £186k |