Community Action Isle of Wight
Analysis
Community Action Isle of Wight is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03340032). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Action Isle of Wight reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.0m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Community Action Isle of Wight 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 Reece Family Trust (£2.0m), Age Cymru Dyfed (£2.0m) and Life Path Trust Limited (£2.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 57%, charitable activities 41% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 55%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15k. Reserves of £941k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.5%
- Charitable activities 41%
- Trading 57%
- Investments 0.8%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of the Isle of Wight in furtherance of health and conservation or protection of the environment in a manner recognised as charitable and for the relief of poverty, distress, disability and sickness.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Reece Family Trust | County Durham | £2.0m |
| Age Cymru Dyfed | Ceredigion | £2.0m |
| Life Path Trust Limited | Coventry | £2.0m |
| Oxfordshire Crossroads | Oxford | £2.1m |